Humans are funny creatures and when I say "funny" I actually mean "strange".
I'm not excluded, I'm sure I've been observed and perceived as strange throughout the course of my life and that's ok with me; I'm human so deserve the title of strange just like everyone else. I did that today, observe someone and think to myself, "now that's one very strange person," which was due to their reaction to something that had occurred.
Human beings have a great fear of what they do not understand or to what's unfamiliar to them; it's a very limiting behavior.
The person I mention above was introduced to a new concept today, a thing that will fundamentally change how they perform their job, who they report to, their working location and hours. I was aware the change was taking place and had time to evaluate it deciding that it was a very good thing but the person above reacted poorly, with fear and dislike.
Change can be confronting.
It was explained, twice, and still the person wasn't very happy but eventually a third explanation began to sink in which is when the person began to understand that the change was not only innovative but would be an excellent benefit to him personally. How it was not seen that way from the outset was curious to me however I assume it had something to do with the initial fear of change clouding the person's clarity and that causing him to close off completely.
Across the ages many other humans have reacted the same way and I wonder how much it's inhibited people; I assume a lot.
However, fortunately for human beings there's always been innovators, people who look for and embrace change, and despite them being labelled as fools, disruptors and even crazy, they have stayed the course and brought great change and benefit.
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