Something about change
Think back to first change I experienced, which is the first opportunity to shape my ability of managing change.
I was 4-year-old girl at that time. My parents had to move from the countryside to the town due to their jobs. To the others, I just changed my home address and kindergarten. But to me, everything I familiar seemed to be taken out of my life. Though on the way to the town, I was quite excited at the new view around me. However, fear still filled up my heart when I got off and faced the change. Especially when I was in the new kindergarten, I felt so lonely and scared to speak to them because of my accent. After class, I cried quietly in the bathroom and then washed my face and pretended to be happy like the others. All the others looked happy. They are playing games, building blocks, talking and laughing. Actually, the kindergarten was full of laugh. After realizing that, I was started to ask myself why did I cry and what I was scared about in the next few days. “I can’t see the old friends anymore? No! I can see them at weekend as long as I come back. The strange classmates? Em, my old friends were also strangers to me before we played together several times. The accents? No, I can try to imitate their accent. I should be confident about that for I was the champion in the’ Dog barking imitation competition’. Yes, nothing should be scared. And look around here. The facility is better than the old one, more toys, more dolls and more snacks that I can chose.”
So, I tried to talk to others and make friends with them. First, I just walked to them and introduce myself. Just let them know me. The next step was to know them. Having same accent was not enough. I must find something else in common. When I closed to them, I paid attention to what they were talking about. It was an episode that broadcasted at night. So, I started to watch it and discuss with them at the kindergarten. Then I found myself addicted to watching TV....
