Lessons of change

I am taking an online course on Administrative Assistant Application at Glendale Community College. It has been a long 12 series of lessons we need to digest. Today they released the last and the final lesson which is about Change Management.

It talks about well, change..haha. Well, I believe there is a song that says, "change is the only permanent thing in this world". True. Let me read the material first and I will get back here and tell you Glendale's version of Change.

Change seems to be a very interesting topic to dwell. Everybody talks about change. You hear it on TV almost everyday, in every conversation on the streets and even at work. I've heard a lot about change. I heard the shouts of change in the early 80s when I was in College in one of those schools close to the Palace. Almost everyday the streets in Mendiola roars with anger clamoring for change. "Tama na, palitan na, magresign na !!! (That's enough, let's change, resign now!!!). That was the roaring sound of change emanating from the streets of Mendiola. I never like the smell of tear gas so I never took part in it. And even though I wasn't part of the rallies, I secretly supported their fight for the selfish reason that classes were always suspended which means more TV time back in the dorm. It was a very radical era I grew up with.

Many Presidents stepped up and down but the sounds of change grew even louder and furious. Did they ever get the change they wanted? Leaders changed but situations just got even got worse. I wonder where change should start. I don't think it is in the leaders anymore. I think change is now in the hands of people. Why don't we be the change we want to see? Let's change the ways. Let us stop electing officials with selfish motives. We have the power to change and let's exercise that power by electing the right kind of people into office not the one who lure with money to get money, our own money. Let's elect officials who could motivate people to bring about the change they wanted. After all a government is the people and not the leader who runs the government.

Change is never changing. Please throw me an aspirin.

It is such a relief that finally my lessons are all over, except for my final test which I have from today 'til Nov 7 to take. Oh yeah, I'm not in a hurry, lets take it in the last minute to give me time to read the materials one more time. Argh!