Keeping Up With The Change

    The world is in constant and rapid change, and you are the outcome of the experience of these changes. We have a tendency to resist changes that we don't want around us. Understanding what fuels this tendency is very important, as the outcome of our resistance brings actions that can forever change the course of our efforts. So, how and what drives our emotions that create the tendency to resist change?

    The most significant of all is the feeling of being redundant to society, the insecurity of not being able to participate in the new adaptation of generations. There are different changes that come from various aspects and perspectives of society's functions, some being progressive and some being degenerative, which is subject to debate and not discussed here. There are some questions that need to be answered, such as "Can there be any solution that can make the transition of change smoother?" and "How are changes made acceptable to the resisting masses or individuals?"

One way to change this is to modify the education system, which is rigid in nature and trains us for specific tasks that are popular or needed at that time. We are trained in such a way that we become one specific cog in the mechanism and should fulfil that task. What makes this system so dangerous is that we are not educated enough on how to react if this mechanism changes with new needs of the time. The result is a mismatch between employment opportunities and the available skilled workforce. There is a need for changes, but we are repeating the same blunder again and again. The first thing we need is to differentiate between Education and Training. One who can cope with broader ideas could adjust to any changes that manifest in the future, and this comes from Education.

We have the fastest-growing population on the globe, and there will be a time when resources will become scarce. To satisfy this need, we have to accept some changes, like changes in farming patterns. India has become prey to one such pattern. The Indian farmer doesn't want to lose their land, and day by day, the land is becoming fragmented due to division of property between two or more people having joint ownership of some immovable ancestral or parental land, etc., in which either or both persons want to own their share of the property separately. This reduces the outcome from the land and increases resource allocation for the small piece of land. We have to do something about it with clear motivation, or agriculture in its current form is doomed to collapse.

Another issue is women's involvement in the workforce. To compete with global competition, India must bring its half population to the workforce, though Indian women have been largely involved in domestic unpaid work and disavowed for their efforts. It is now more important than ever to facilitate their inclusion in the active economy.

Let's be a little more broad-minded, welcome the upcoming changes, and keep up with the times.