Change in windshield view

For the past month, because the service road in front of our village was being repaired and was open only to one-way traffic, I have been going on a different route going home. My initial reaction was, of course, “WHAT??? I HAVE TO GO AROUND SUCAT???” Well, I guess you can imagine my displeasure. I mean, I was used to the route I’ve been taking going home from work for the past 5 years. I’ve been used to the five BPI banks, the pet shop carrying dog supplies, the 24-hour tapsilogan, the small bookstore where I once bought a small notebook, and the Total, Shell, and Petron gas stations (in that order) that I pass through. And now I have to take another route that was much longer and take more of my gas!

For the first days, I was indignant, and I drove hastily with a frown on my face. But then, after a few days, I realized that there’s nothing I can do about it. Either I can drive gloomingly or I can appreciate the route that I am taking (which was only temporary). So I made the choice to do the latter.

They say that change is inevitable. I believe that a life (or world) without change, which means that it is routine, is boring. However, how we react to change is always variable. We react to others with resistance, whereas we welcome others. As for me, I often meet changes with a brief periods of resistance, which fade fast enough for me adjust to these changes, good or bad. Besides, we need a change of scenery every now and then.