Adaptability to Sociopolitical Change

Our politicians are puzzled by the seemingly irrational resistance to change exhibited by certain individuals and self- interest groups. Our nation's chief executive who aspires to achieve peaceful integration of the races in his country, at one time or another, face this blind resistance. yet we know little about its sources. We not only find no ready answers to such dilemmas, but discovered that we lack even an adequate theory of adaptation, without which it is extremely unlikely that we will ever find the answers.

The rate of change has implications quite apart from the direction of change. No attempt to understand adaptability can succeed until this fact is grasped. Any attempt to define the content of change must include the consequences of pace itself as part of that content.

Successful coping with the current and ongoing rapid changes to the social structure and system will require us to adopt a new stance toward the future, a new sensitive awareness of the role it plays in the present.

--- Alvin Toffler; Future Shock

Thoughts to Ponder

“If tomorrow is better than yesterday, then we’re making progress.”

"In order to retain talents and stop the brain drain, it is important to create an “ecosystem” of high living standards, where security, anti-corruption and the rule of law is not taken for granted."

-- Dr Lin See Yan, a Harvard alumni regional director

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"It’s actually a good investment to send your children abroad. But you didn’t hear that from me.”

-- Suresh Thiru, chief operating officer of Jobstreet.com

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Source: "The Malaysian Insider: Talent available but not used

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Story for today

The Rain
Story from Stanley Ngu

It was a busy morning, about 8:30, when an elderly gentleman in his 80's arrived to have stitches removed from his thumb. He said he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00am.

I took his vital signs and had him take a seat, knowing it would be over an hour before someone would to able to see him. I saw him looking at his watch and decided, since I was not busy with another patient, I would evaluate his wound. On exam, it was well healed, so I talked to one of the doctors, got the needed supplies to remove his sutures and redress his wound.

While taking care of his wound, I asked him if he had another doctor's appointment this morning, as he was in such a hurry.

The gentleman told me no, that he needed to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife. I inquired as to her health.

He told me that she had been there for a while and that she was a victim of Alzheimer's Disease.

As we talked, I asked if she would be upset if he was a bit late.

He replied that she no longer knew who he was, that she had not recognized him in five years now.

I was surprised, and asked him, 'And you still go every morning, even though she doesn't know who you are?'

He smiled as he patted my hand and said, 'She doesn't know me, but I still know who she is.'

I had to hold back tears as he left, I had goose bumps on my arm, and thought, 'That is the kind of love I want in my life.'

True love is neither physical, nor romantic.

True love is an acceptance of all that is, has been, will be, and will not be.

[The End]

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With all the jokes and fun that are in e-mails, sometimes there is one that comes along that has an important message.. This one I thought I could share with you.

We will all get older; tomorrow may be your turn.

Enjoy life now - it has an expiration date!

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Today's Quote

Ultimately, faith is the only key to the universe. The final meaning of human existence, and the answers to the questions on which all our happiness depends cannot be found in any other way.

Thomas Merton

Today's Verse & Today's Thought

When I fed them, they were satisfied; when they were satisfied,
they became proud;
then they forgot me.

Hosea 13:6

The New International Version

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Never cease loving a person, and never give up hope for him/her,
for even the Prodigal Son who had fallen most low, could still be saved.
The bitterest enemy and also he/she who was your friend could again be your friend;
love that has grown cold can kindle again.

Soren Kierkegaard

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Today's Quote

TODAY'S CONTEMPLATION

Don't be afraid of the space between your dreams and reality.

If you can dream it, you can make it so.

-- Belva Davis

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Today's Quote

TODAY'S CONTEMPLATION

Set your sights high, the higher the better. Expect the most wonderful things to happen, not in the future but right now. Realize that nothing is too good. Allow absolutely nothing to hamper you or hold you up in any way.

-- Eileen Caddy