The Challenge of Change

   The word 'change'has various meanings. Among the meanings the basic meaning of change is difference and the new. As society has developed, although important, welcome and great changes are made, people have hard time to make the changes sink into their life. Sometimes they even have accidents or confuse in welcoming changes. I also had some experience about it. Thus, I think that I am a person who tends to regard the changes with careful caution.

   To begin with, some changes are welcome. For example, there was a change from telephones to cellular phones. It was a very great innovation to human beings and gave us many advantages and convenience. Human beings could save their gold time, work efficiently while walking, and do other works as well as calling. Also, in By the Waters of Babylon, written by Stephen Vincent Ben? the main character John grew up and changed. His thought and insight become wider and become to know the world. At the end, he got noticed how dangerous and destructive the war is and the truth of the existence so called 'god.'His change contributed to the formation of his broad intelligence and perception. Hence, in this point of view, changes are great and beneficial to human beings and all over the world.

   In contrast, there are some unwelcome changes. For instance, in Korea, a Seoul mayor Lee Myung Bak carried out the traffic lane change. Buses should go upon the first or the innermost lane while they went on the last or outermost lane. However, because of this, traffic jam became more active and the street was always jammed with tons of cars. That change was not very innovative. In addition, in Harrison Bergeron, written by Kurt Vonnegut, in the totally equal society, Harrison rebelled against the society because he was very intelligent and thought this, totally equal society, is a really unreasonable and stupid society. Harrison's behavior is a kind of change to the society that cannot be accepted in the society. Also, when Hazel, Harrison's mother talked to his husband, George, to take out the handicapped he wears, he said he cannot take it out because he does not want to do it and that behavior is an unwelcome change toward the society. In A Sound of Thunder, written by Ray Bradbury, because Eckels killed the butterfly, and went off the way, very unpleasant change happened. Furthermore, in Once More to the Lake, written by E.B.White, changes from inboard motors to outboard motors were quite depressed to the main character, White. Scientific development and change gave some bitterness and sadness. Those changes were quite undesirable to the modern society.

   In my point of view, I regard the change with caution because the word 'change' means becoming different which means it is somewhat awkward. In other words, basically, it takes time to adapt or accept the changes. No matter how and what the change is, because they are new and different from the past, human beings cannot adapt them very well. Even some people have no idea and are unaware about the change. Moreover, when I was on the way home after buying some class materials, I could had been had an accident. The traffic light and some systems were changed, but unfortunately I was not familiar with the change. I knew the change already but it is not easy to follow the change. Having said this, I think changes might be regarded with caution.

   In conclusion, living in this society, although welcome changes are made, I think people should consider them with great care and caution considering difference and adaptation. Changes can be beneficial or harmful. Human beings should keep this in mind and when there is a change, they should regard the change carefully, thus they can sink welcome changes into their life successfully and beneficially.





Works Cited
Books
1. Benet, Vincent, Stephen. "By the Waters of Babylon" The Language of Literature, Arthur N.Applebee, eds, USA, Evanston: McDougal Littell, 1985.
2. Jr., Vonnegut, Kurt. "Harrison Bergeron" The Language of Literature, Arthur N.Applebee, eds, USA, Evanston: McDougal Littell, 1985.
3. Bradbury, Ray. "a Sound of Thunder" The Language of Literature, Arthur N.Applebee, eds, USA, Evanston: McDougal Littell, 1985.
4. White, E.B. "Once More to the Lake" The Language of Literature, Arthur N.Applebee, eds, USA, Evanston: McDougal Little, 1985.

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