A central question that your post raises is "what is the purpose of this?" If your view is that you've been entrusted with certain things - values, traditions, practices - by previous generations, and your responsibility is to transmit them successfully, then preserving makes sense. You also realize that you adapted what you received, and it makes sense that the next generation will do what you did. But if everything is centered on you and what you want, then it makes more sense to resist even needed change. In other words, I think a big part of the issue you raise comes down to selfishness.
Agree. For people who have been successful, I also think it's easy to say, "I know what works." But one of the reasons they succeeded was almost certainly their ability to change and adapt; for some reason it just becomes difficult to see a new generation in that light.
A central question that your post raises is "what is the purpose of this?" If your view is that you've been entrusted with certain things - values, traditions, practices - by previous generations, and your responsibility is to transmit them successfully, then preserving makes sense. You also realize that you adapted what you received, and it makes sense that the next generation will do what you did. But if everything is centered on you and what you want, then it makes more sense to resist even needed change. In other words, I think a big part of the issue you raise comes down to selfishness.
Agree. For people who have been successful, I also think it's easy to say, "I know what works." But one of the reasons they succeeded was almost certainly their ability to change and adapt; for some reason it just becomes difficult to see a new generation in that light.
Is it too simplistic to say “change is inevitable, so relax and enjoy it(if only)?
Maybe, but it’s probably healthier than “resist change at all costs”!
Is it too simplistic to say "if change is inevitable, relax and enjoy it (if only)