SOMETIMES WE NEED CHANGE IN ORDER TO GROW
“SOMETIMES WE NEED CHANGE IN ORDER TO GROW”
Although often complicated, it is clear that sometimes all humans must accept and tackle change and adjustments in order to grow resilience and to ensure that a sense of belonging can be established and built on. This is seen in everyday life events such as death and moving on, individual ageing, the act of living life itself and also in the play “The Summer Of The Seventeenth Doll” written by Ray Lawler where one character in particular is very reluctant to change.
Firstly, although bleak and quite confronting, death is without a doubt a part of everyday life, whether it is a personal experience with having someone close to you dying or if it is hearing about current events in the world which surrounds the human race, this is clear. This is seen in the killings which are reported on the news every day including massive events of loss but also smaller yet just as tragic ones. This was seen during and after the 9/11 attacks where almost 3,000 people died, even though the event did not occur worldwide it is clear that it has effected everyone and instilled millions of people with fear about ravelling and what they may have to face. Much like the 9/11 attacks, the current event taking place in Baltimore, where thousands of people are rioting over poor treatment and brutal deaths especially the single death of one black member of the community (Freddy Gray) shows just how much a single death can affect people despite their relation or lack thereof to them and truly give people a completely different view on the world.
Secondly, although as previously stated people can have a different view on the world due to extreme changes and events it is not always up to the individual. This is seen during the natural ageing process and the illnesses that often come with it, including the horrible illnesses known as Alzheimer’s and dementia. According to the western Australian fighting dementia website around 332,000 Australian’s are
Although often complicated, it is clear that sometimes all humans must accept and tackle change and adjustments in order to grow resilience and to ensure that a sense of belonging can be established and built on. This is seen in everyday life events such as death and moving on, individual ageing, the act of living life itself and also in the play “The Summer Of The Seventeenth Doll” written by Ray Lawler where one character in particular is very reluctant to change.
Firstly, although bleak and quite confronting, death is without a doubt a part of everyday life, whether it is a personal experience with having someone close to you dying or if it is hearing about current events in the world which surrounds the human race, this is clear. This is seen in the killings which are reported on the news every day including massive events of loss but also smaller yet just as tragic ones. This was seen during and after the 9/11 attacks where almost 3,000 people died, even though the event did not occur worldwide it is clear that it has effected everyone and instilled millions of people with fear about ravelling and what they may have to face. Much like the 9/11 attacks, the current event taking place in Baltimore, where thousands of people are rioting over poor treatment and brutal deaths especially the single death of one black member of the community (Freddy Gray) shows just how much a single death can affect people despite their relation or lack thereof to them and truly give people a completely different view on the world.
Secondly, although as previously stated people can have a different view on the world due to extreme changes and events it is not always up to the individual. This is seen during the natural ageing process and the illnesses that often come with it, including the horrible illnesses known as Alzheimer’s and dementia. According to the western Australian fighting dementia website around 332,000 Australian’s are