Would To God, That They Would Change

[WARNING! THIS IS NOT A GOAT]


The more I learn about people, the more I like my dog. ~ Mark Twain

While people aren't animals, or animals aren't humans, it can be easy to forget who is who when you see the way humans behave, and the way how noble some animals can be. Nevertheless, we can take analogies from animals and put them into human perspective. In this case, we can point out that some animals are like that and some humans are like that. With that in mind, we can see that people can be inflexible. Regardless of what we do, people will never change, for they are stubborn mules.

With dealing with rams, as in male sheep, people are told not to be friendly with them. You must treat the animal like an animal. Otherwise the rams will attack you. As a friend once said,”The friendliest rams are the most mean ones.” If you pat the ram and treat it nice, it will turn against you. There is nothing you can really do, it's just like that.

So with dealing with humans, what if they are rams? What if there is no redemption for them? Or if there is, it's not going to be done by you, the next person, or the very next, next, next, person.

It was once said that you should let by gones be by gones seventy-two times. However, what is the point if the first time they did not learn the lesson. It would only seem that after the first three times they're only going to be doing it again: Today, tomorrow and ever more.

Time does not change people. Rather, situations, traumatic ones, exciting ones, and ones that opens their eyes, changes people. Time will not cause that affect, people rarely change, and if they do change, it's sometimes, to little, to late.

There should be no hate, there may be anger as it's understandable, but you must realize for what they are today. Love, forgive, but do not forget, less you forget the lesson. If people change that is the best thing ever. However, it doesn't mean that while you want them to change, you let them step on you. You must be firm in the change that you desire in them. You let them learn their are consequences for certain action. The love is all there, but until things change, you will have to let them learn. I love you still as much, but what you did was wrong. Until your ready to change, than things can go back to being normal.

 Finally, if you cannot do it alone, remember that two is better than one. Work with others to support you in inducing the change in the said person. Tackle the problem head on, be honest with them and yourself. Also, remember, the blind cannot lead the blind, you may want to look at yourself and then to others. Furthermore, ask yourself why do you want them to change, look at your intentions to find if they are strictly kosher. 

With all, seeing change in someone shouldn't be seen as impossible. However, it is important, I suppose, to recognize that some people for you will never change in this moment. Impossibilities can happen, sometimes the situations needs more backup or time, but if the list keeps on going for the things you need, you may want to rethink it through. Less they do not change, but you. Sometimes people will stay as they are, because it's not you, but them. However, you must always love them so, even when it hurts.