A Dragon's Observation

"Turmoil accompanies every great change, said Saphira to both of
them."

(Brisingr, Christopher Paolini, p. 18.)

Even when we favor change and know its necessity, it is not easy. We draw upon our internal warriors, doing battle driven by visions of justice, truth, goodness and loved ones. We know that In waging such a war, certain customs and norms will be destroyed or made increasingly irrelevant. But that doesn't make it simple to let go of the past because we will have to say goodbye to ideas that once served us and put to rest beliefs that once warmed us. It is like returning to our childhood haunts only to discover that we no longer belong there. What used to impress us now seems so small; and in some cases what seemed so clearly right, now is wrong. We are living in an age when knowledge expands so quickly that we are forced either to ride its wave or wipe out. Sadly, many good people cannot stomach so much change, so they fight it and become the enemy of history, the enemy of time. Yet changes will happen despite their efforts because that is the nature of life.