{"id":1780,"date":"2026-03-12T09:35:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T14:35:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ourartsmagazine.com\/kathykmcclellan\/?p=1780"},"modified":"2026-03-13T14:17:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T19:17:20","slug":"the-more-things-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourartsmagazine.com\/kathykmcclellan\/2026\/03\/12\/the-more-things-change\/","title":{"rendered":"The More Things Change"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last week\u2019s blog post discussed the clich\u00e9 \u201csome things never change\u201d. This post will examine another, similar clich\u00e9: The more things change the more they stay the same.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019m sure you\u2019ve heard that saying numerous times in your life and I\u2019m guessing you\u2019ve even said it more than once.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

But is it true?<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

In the post about things never changing I told how I had looked through hundreds of photographs trying to find one that would fit the theme. I soon discovered that every image showcased items that did indeed change over time.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

What about this week\u2019s clich\u00e9? True or false or a bit of both?<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Once again I thought about nature in relation to this saying. Being raised where there were four distinct seasons in a year taught me about the fact that life includes change but it also taught me that life has a rhythm. <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Deciduous plants are a perfect example. They change. Their green leaves turn a different color, red, orange or brown, they fall to the ground and decay. What we see for months is a tree with bare branches. But as the season changes new bright green leaves emerge on those branches until the next fall season when they start their change of color once again.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

There’s a drastic difference between a fully leafed out tree in summer and a bare branched one in winter. \u201cThe more things change\u2026”<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The seasons do bring change to the tree but those seasons also bring the tree back to the same appearance as each season rotates in a year\u2019s time. \u201c…the more they stay the same\u201d. <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

What about ocean waves? Do they change? Do they stay the same even after drastic changes?<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Yes, ocean waves can change from small ripples during calm weather to ferocious monsters destroying everything they crash against. But they have a rhythm. Each follows the one before in a deliberate, timed sequence. They change but their rhythm stays the same. <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Another example is ocean tides. The tides\u2019 heights will change but those tides will rise and fall with a rhythm <\/b><\/span><\/span>synchronized<\/b><\/span><\/span> with moon phases, just as those tree leaves change with a rhythm tied to the changing seasons.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

After thinking about this clich\u00e9 as it pertains to nature one must reasonably come to the conclusion that this clich\u00e9 may actually be a true statement the majority of time, at least where our natural world is concerned.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The next logical question is what about people? Do they change? Are they basically the same, though, as they change?<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Please share your thoughts as to how this clich\u00e9 relates to human beings. Do you think that people are the same even after drastic changes that could include developing different habits or perspectives on life? Write those thoughts and beliefs in the comment section. <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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