Change

is something that is constantly occurring in our lives. Not a single moment goes by when everything in our lives will remain consistent. Indeed, it has become apparent to us that the only thing which in fact survives change, is change itself.

Time and experience allows change to eventually reform and alter everything from the way it originally was. From ourselves physically, to those around us emotionally, to the way in which we perceive the entirety of the world everything it eventually changes.

Most of the time we are not even explicitly aware of such changes occurring, but none-the-less they are indeed occurring.

Change is a natural process that cannot be easily stopped or controlled. When we think of the things we valued at the age of, five, ten and even fifteen, the constant abundance of change in our lives become apparent.

However, it is due to the unpredictability that change promotes in our life, that has made many perceive the ideology of change to be something which should be viewed as a negative in our lives today.

However, we should passionately revolt against this notion.

It is change which has bought about some of the greatest events in history. Had their not have been change in our past, there would never have been an industrial revolution and we would not be able to live in the liberalist country in which we do today, where we can voice our opinions without being under threat of persecution. This embracement of change which we should constantly strive for, is no better exercised, that it is through the poem The Door, by Miroslav Holub. This short poem, which was present in the stimulus booklet, effectively presents a dramatic monologue which encapsulates the concept of change on a physical, social and emotional level.

Through the poem the door, the poet, is trying to convey to the responder, that life is too short for us to simply try and keep things constant at all times. We have to make change our ally and use it to enrich our lives, and allow it to transform us into stronger, superior beings. The poet is integrating the use of dual metaphor, The Door, to convey to us that getting what we want out of life, is as simple as opening a door, and allowing yourself to become exposed to a completely new environment. The poet is addressing today’s society and almost satirising our constant fear of change and failure, conveying to us that even if we take a risk in our life, and we feel as if we are lost, the mist of confusion will eventually lift, and we will be left with an enriched, fulfilled life. This is adamant in the lines “ go ad open the door, if there is a fog, it will clear.” Miroslav Holub, is telling us that we need to embrace as change will always be present in our life, and it is only through change that we can grow and form as strong passionate beings.

However, although we have come far as a society, and can now only embrace