From the earliest recorded history people have wanted to update and upgrade things. From a wooden plow to an iron plow to a steel plow. From riding a horse to riding a wagon pulled by horses. People are always looking for something better, the next new thing.
During my time in the Air Force, the IBM PC was released. The Air Force bought many of them and I learned to write databases using IBM db2. We only had floppies to store our data on. Things moved very fast from there. The processor that powered computers were updated and became more and more powerful. Software to manage those features also became powerful. Now we have pocket sized computers, we call phones that have more computing power than the entire space program of the 1960s. Companies like Samsung and Apple and HTC and LG need to come out with new models every year so they can make money to make different models for the next year. Even though many of these phones will last 3-5 years or longer, if we take care of them, people trade them in every 2 years or sooner to get the brighter screen, faster processor and more bells and whistles that nobody can name.
Many people who are forced to upgrade because of incompatibility issues do not like it. Some people are adverse to change of any kind. But new versions of software, new computers, new phones and new ways of doing things are being invented and developed all the time. The I Ching says that the only constant is change. So people who do not want any change will be disappointed.
Other people want to change everything all the time. They cannot hold a job, want to move and cannot hold long-term relationships. Everything must be new and exciting and interesting. If something becomes commonplace or familiar, change edicts must get ride of it. People who always want new things might also exchange their spouses for a newer model. Wanting change everywhere does not allow for stability. Stability is hard enough to come by but when people fight it, it can be maddening.
When it comes to the things of religion, new ideas and updates are forbidden. All religious teaching is ancient, with Sikh teaching being the most recent and Hindu teaching being the oldest. Religious truth is seen to be given from a divine being who is eternal or at least really, really old. Therefore, when that knowledge is laid down it is to remain untouched. For the Christian, our Bible gives a quick rundown of the history of the world. God spoke to prophets thousands of years ago and their words are still fresh and true. Christ walked the earth 2,000 years ago and his teaching and New Covenant are still applicable. Therefore Christian teachers and preachers are speaking the same truth that Peter and Paul and John did long ago. The world may change quite often, but God’s truth never changes.
During my time in the Air Force, the IBM PC was released. The Air Force bought many of them and I learned to write databases using IBM db2. We only had floppies to store our data on. Things moved very fast from there. The processor that powered computers were updated and became more and more powerful. Software to manage those features also became powerful. Now we have pocket sized computers, we call phones that have more computing power than the entire space program of the 1960s. Companies like Samsung and Apple and HTC and LG need to come out with new models every year so they can make money to make different models for the next year. Even though many of these phones will last 3-5 years or longer, if we take care of them, people trade them in every 2 years or sooner to get the brighter screen, faster processor and more bells and whistles that nobody can name.
Many people who are forced to upgrade because of incompatibility issues do not like it. Some people are adverse to change of any kind. But new versions of software, new computers, new phones and new ways of doing things are being invented and developed all the time. The I Ching says that the only constant is change. So people who do not want any change will be disappointed.
Other people want to change everything all the time. They cannot hold a job, want to move and cannot hold long-term relationships. Everything must be new and exciting and interesting. If something becomes commonplace or familiar, change edicts must get ride of it. People who always want new things might also exchange their spouses for a newer model. Wanting change everywhere does not allow for stability. Stability is hard enough to come by but when people fight it, it can be maddening.When it comes to the things of religion, new ideas and updates are forbidden. All religious teaching is ancient, with Sikh teaching being the most recent and Hindu teaching being the oldest. Religious truth is seen to be given from a divine being who is eternal or at least really, really old. Therefore, when that knowledge is laid down it is to remain untouched. For the Christian, our Bible gives a quick rundown of the history of the world. God spoke to prophets thousands of years ago and their words are still fresh and true. Christ walked the earth 2,000 years ago and his teaching and New Covenant are still applicable. Therefore Christian teachers and preachers are speaking the same truth that Peter and Paul and John did long ago. The world may change quite often, but God’s truth never changes.
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