Dare to move on

When was the last time you did something for the first time ?  As one gets older this question is not something you think of or like to be reminded of.  We live our lives comfortably in our comfort zones. Change is not something most persons like. The change cycle is worse than mount Everest for most of us. 

I drove behind a car this morning with the sticker : In Pretoria praat ons Afrikaans.  The Gauteng coat of arms on his number plate was covered over by the old Transvaal flag.  Everyone of course is entitled to his own opinion, but this told me something.  A lot of people got stuck somewhere in the past and somehow cannot move forward.  This is not a political argument and I respect this guy for his opinion.

I also speak Afrikaans.  I also live in Pretoria (Not Tshwane, as it is officially still Pretoria where I live)
I also respect the old Boer republics and their flags.  But that is history and part of our heritage, but that is all it is. The reality is that we need to move on as time moves on. One can only live towards the future and unless you help create that future you are going to have this problem with the change cycle.  While most other persons have moved on and faced new challenges and are doing new things for the first time some got stuck in the perceived mud and do not even know that it has stopped raining and that all there is is dust. And the "stuck" is now only in their minds as the imaginary chain is around the circus elephants leg.