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Evolve or die
Or Die EVOLVE
Changes in life are inevitable. To think you can go through life living one type of way, with one set of principles or ideologies, not open to any type of change is a complete set up for failure. But it’s deeper than that. It’s truly Darwinism at its finest. Darwinism is a theory of biological evolution developed by the English naturalist Charles Darwin and others, stating that all species of organisms arise and develop through the natural selection of small, inherited variations that increase the individual’s ability to compete, survive, and reproduce. Granted, in its origin this theory referred to physical evolution, it can also be applied to our metaphysical or “spiritual” lives. In plain words, evolve or die. Period. Whether it be a physical or metaphysical death, as the good brother Future once said, “Ain’t no way around it”.
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I never understood people’s desire to refuse change. Like, you aren’t tired of being in the same places, with the same people, doing the same things you have cycled through over and over again throughout life? Perpetuating needless cycles of trauma all for what? Comfort? Nah fam, that ain’t it. Now I am not at all knocking anyone that hasn’t taken the chance to change, yet. We all live life at the pace we are supposed to. I know it’s not a comfortable place to be, the process is hard as hell. I will say that I tend to find comfort in discomfort. Only because through experience I learned that change is very uncomfortable yet on the other side of discomfort is peace.
What in one’s conscience causes the blockage of change? Of course there is no one answer to this question. It could be a multitude of things. Maybe you’re comfortable living life the way you are. That’s cool but life is going to change, so adjust. Maybe you’re scared of how different or weird life will be with the new changes. It’s okay to be scared but never okay to stay scared. Maybe you don’t have any motivation to change. That’s cool too. But guess what? Life is going to continue on, so adjust. Maybe you aren’t conscious of the fact that you aren’t being the best version of yourself and that you even need to change. Don’t be narcissistic. Ask yourself how you’re better than you were the day before. And if you can’t find a legit answer, adjust.
Accountability is also a huge factor in changing for the better in life. We, as a culture, are starting to lose the desire to hold one another accountable. Perfect example of this: Last month, in Peoria, IL, there was a gathering at the Riverfront, a common hangout spot for Us alongside the Illinois river. At this gathering a young black man decided he wanted to shoot his weapon into a crowd of 200+ people because someone shot at him. He hit 7 women and 6 men. None of whom shot at him. It made national news. A community leader by the name of Spanky Edwards took to social media to express his disappointment in the events that occurred. Upon doing this, Spanky received backlash from numerous, as he called them, “Street Hoteps and Hood Theologians”. Now the issue in this was that because they felt offended by Spanky’s expression of disappointment, the focal point shifted to what he said. And during the entire exchange of comments, not one person was focusing on holding the young man accountable for his terrible choice of action. And what came of this? Nothing. No relevant conversation. No conclusion. And ultimately, no change.
The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. That’s where the culture is at this point. That’s part of why we’re dying off the way we are. I say to you, if you want something you’ve never had, you gotta do something you’ve never done. Change is good. Change is necessary. And if you refuse to change, you refuse to live. Evolve or die. The choice is yours.
