By Shazad
"You can’t stop the waves, but you can learn to surf."
Jon Kabat-Zinn
Just when you think it’s time to relax and get comfortable... wham! Another major world-shaking change hits you—or is about to! That’s the reality we live in. When I was younger, these shocks to the global system seemed to happen every 10 years, and as I got older, they seemed to occur every 7 years. Now, it feels like every 3 to 5 years, we're all stunned by developments in the economy, healthcare, education, or geopolitics. Sometimes, it’s all of the above in the same year! What should we do, and how does a person cope with all this?
First, accept the honest truth that change always occurs and has long disrupted the world. Then, get comfortable with how quickly change happens, because we live in a highly connected world. This means many events happening halfway across the globe are shared with us in minutes now, instead of months or years as in earlier times. Everything feels like “Breaking News!” all day, even when it’s just about an aging actor or celebrity sports star passing away naturally.
Second, find stability in the things that haven’t changed. Be grounded in your values, your family, and your faith. Gain peace, strength, and wisdom from the timeless things that aren’t tossing you around like you're in a giant pinball machine played by a competitive champion who just keeps earning more credits and playing endlessly. Step away from the chaos or noise of the world and pray, meditate, and simply evaluate your life so far. Where is it going well, and where can you make improvements? How can you be more grounded and adaptable to external changes? Learn to give your foundational practices some time every day to get stronger.
Third, every day, picture yourself as a surfing champion wading into the water and standing up when you see the big wave approaching. You’re both nervous and excited at the same time. Fearing the worst but hoping for the best and trusting your life experience, stamina, and faith to guide you through. You know you can’t stop the waves, but you can learn to ride them as best you can and even enjoy the moment. It’s going to take all you have on some days. You’ll wipe out and be covered in a wall of water, but you will find your way to the surface again and take a giant gasp of air to regain your senses.
It’s not going to stop, and surfing won’t be easy even for the best of the best, but you’ve got this! Everyone who has ever been alive has made it through similar times, and we are all descendants of some of the greatest of the human species. As living beings, human beings are genuinely resilient, resourceful, and even robust. Dramatic life changes aren’t just endured; they are used to transform and improve. That’s what we all must strive for so we can become even better when we come out the other side of the wave and get ready for the next one!
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