The Lock

(This is fourth article in the series)

To introduce THE LOCK I am going to share two of my favorite quotes which basically sum up the essence of it.

“It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is most adaptable to change”

“The measure of intelligence is the ability to change”

Yes, the lock is “ADAPTATION TO CHANGE”

From times immemorial, parents have been instrumental in guiding their kids to their future. In olden times it used to be pre-determined. A carpenter’s kid would grow up to be a carpenter, a locksmith’s kid a locksmith and so on. Times slowly transformed this ‘fixed future’ approach into that of a ‘secured future’. Earn a BA degree and get a guaranteed job as a clerk. Get a BE in Computers and a software engineering job awaits you. But this generation is different. With the lifestyle complexities increasing exponentially, the kids would need to make decisions based on what they ‘like’ doing vs what ‘pays’ them vs what's more ‘secure’ and a whole lot of unknowns added to the mix. This is where the ‘adaptable future’ approach will come to the rescue, which leads us to THE LOCK. And only those who are equipped with the four keys we discussed earlier would have the power to unlock it. How? You would ask.

Let me try to put it in a single line like this

If we understand the change and assimilate it while ensuring that it is good for our own development, then we can convince others and can eventually manage that change such that we can bring a good change not only in our lives but others to whom we are connected.

Now that we have found the keys and have understood their purpose, What's next? You would ask.

To put things in perspective, I will go back to soldier example again

So, soldier is having a knife but he needs to be trained to use that knife. The one better trained with knife will survive. Similarly, being guardians we need to guide our kids to get these trainings.

Lets encourage our kids to understand what they are doing every hour.

Next : Let's start looking at things differently.