That's what I sometimes think when people go into a frenzy about institutions or other established things dying. We need to get rid of the old to make room for the —hopefully better—new. Nobody likes change, I get that. But the old folks at the sanatorium do know best.
They know. And most people know that, intuitively. But the wise ones also know that it makes sense to preserve some things - it is not all that can or will be replaced by something better.
The most wise of them all will understand that one person's old thing may be important for that person, even if it seems worthless for others. And still be able to suggest, at the right time and occasion, a proper replacement when the attachement to the old things really just is a fear of change.
That's what I sometimes think when people go into a frenzy about institutions or other established things dying. We need to get rid of the old to make room for the —hopefully better—new. Nobody likes change, I get that. But the old folks at the sanatorium do know best.
They know. And most people know that, intuitively. But the wise ones also know that it makes sense to preserve some things - it is not all that can or will be replaced by something better.
The most wise of them all will understand that one person's old thing may be important for that person, even if it seems worthless for others. And still be able to suggest, at the right time and occasion, a proper replacement when the attachement to the old things really just is a fear of change.