POP CORN theory

I was making pop corn the other day, the instructions are pretty simple. Heat the pan till there is smoke, then pour in some oil followed by the corn kernels.

As i watched and listened patiently for the delicious kernels to make their first sounds, I wonder what would have happened if I didnt pop the corn that day.

The kernels would have remained the same little size in the same little plastic bag that it came in. It would have sat in the same drawer in the kitchen...untouched, unmoving.

As the corn began slowly but surely popping away, I realised that if I chose to remain where i am, it would be comfortable. No changes needed. Changes in any form, shape and size can be difficult sometimes. But i would still remain, dissatifisfied, 'unpopped'.

In order to grow, i need to allow myself to go through changes that would bring breakthroughs. In my THINKING, in my ATTITUDES, in my RELATIONSHIPS. No change means stagnation. And stagnant water, they say, breeds mosquitoes.

But if i choose to change. There's a high chance that I would need to go through fire. It can be purifying. It can burn away at the outer 'crust' of me. It can allow true potential to emerge. To POP.

AND, it's no fun popping corn by yourself! No one pops just ONE kernel. One needs another to form a bowl of delight. We are interdependant, we need one another. We need change!