I was thinking about what I like to call mind-sets. To me, they're a set of general things you think of during any given time period. For example, during the school year, a common mind-set would be, "Why can't my band director conduct?", "What is a quest, exactly?" (it's a mix between a quiz and a test, but really, what is it?), "Why can't I remember what's for lunch, even when I'm told every morning?", etc. But once summer hits, I don't think about those things anymore. My mind-set switches to other, more important things, like "What will I make for lunch?", "Why is there a dead moth in my room?", and "Why do I get up early to run?"

It's interesting to me to note what is in my previous mind-sets. Assuming I can even remember them. They're usually much more specific and relevant things than my above examples, but those are just examples.

Which reminds me of something that I heard recently, as inspiration for a friend's tattoo. "The only constant is change." Think about it. Aside from big things, like the fact that you will pee regularly, almost nothing will always stay the same, without a doubt. Even gender changes for some people. And in Ecuador, the most common use for an oven is storage. I suppose that's not a change for anybody, but it's certainly different. Perhaps one day in other places in the world, spacious appliances will be used for pet cages.

Another example is Facebook. I find it hilarious every time the layout changes. Everybody makes a fuss, throws kittens, and creates Flair in protest, proclaiming they liked it the way it was. Yet, the time before, they made a fuss about it. And odds are, the next time, they'll throw a few more kittens, and punch a sloth for good measure. Aside from how unfair it is for the animals (it certainly wasn't their fault), it's just plain silly. After about a week of heavy use, everybody adapts, and life is good again, major crisis is over.

My favorite example of how people adapt to change is of a woman who was (I believe) fully paralyzed. Pretty devastating. Yet today, she's a completely happy person. Her paralysis became the norm, and in terms of her happiness (or lackthereof), she's happier than lots of fully fuctional people with absolutely no problems to speak of.