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My 200th blogpost had to be special.. and so, am blogging on a topic that is very close to my heart.. Change!

Change has a considerable psychological impact on the human mind. To the fearful it is threatening because it means that things may get worse. To the hopeful it is encouraging because things may get better. To the confident it is inspiring because the challenge exists to make things better.

I have always felt that change is constant. In fact, the feeling is so much so that I have to experience change at least once in a quarter. It is not necessary that I experience change in something so major that all of my stakeholders are affected. Change can be as minor as changing your footwear (buying new and stopping wearing the old ones – the emphasis is not on buying new, but on stopping wearing the old ones) or something very irrelevant to the normal life.

Change should not be forcefully brought about.. as IHM says here. I completely agree to her thoughts.

In the recent past, there have been the following incidents where change played its part:

1. Changed my system’s OS from Windows XP to Windows 7, thanks to my good friend Prashanth. (I have been taking his help / suggestions about blogging and OSs. In fact, had installed Ubuntu on his suggestion only, and thanks to XP getting crashed, lost Ubuntu! )
2. Thought of changing my cell phone from the Sony EriccsonW810i that I am currently using to either a fundoo model (touchscreen) or a basic model (to be used only for talking/smsing), but it asked for some investment and I was not ready to invest any more.
3. Bought (or should I say binged money on?) 4 pairs of footwear (3 pairs of shoes, 1 pair of sandals)
4. Thought of changing my network connection from the Sucky Airtel to either Docomo or Idea or Vodafone or even BSNL. But realized the basic fact that when the nations largest service provider has failed to satisfy you, it is going to be the same story with all other service providers.
5. Alternated between being socially active to getting into my sweet shell. Realized that being affected by Bipolar disorder or being not affected by it is all in my hands. Played with manic depression and excessive happiness and realized that both extremes are not worth my time and effort and would just affect my stakeholders (mom, sis, friends, relatives and well wishers)
6. Became active on blogging, again realized that it is again not necessary that a blogpost should be only 2000+ words. It need not be any personal topic, nor a technology topic. My blog is a general blog and it would continue to remain a general blog.
7. Thought of changing my plan from a postpaid connection, having to pay a bill of 750/- plus per month to a prepaid one – Airtel’s new 1p per second plan is drawing me to this.. and I am still considering this.

People might get addicted to cigarettes, drinks and other material things.. I am addicted to change. Am I the only person who is addicted to change? Is it worth it? Should I care if it is worth or not? Should I get out of this addiction? I dunno.. but still I remain…………