The common denominator of life is change, not immobility. In the context of history and human development, we live in moments of permanent transition and, faced with it, I identify two types of people: those who take them on and those who resist out of fear or inability to adapt to new trends.

The Greek philosopher Heraclitus, more than 500 years before the Christian era, gave an example of change as a man standing in a river, where the water that touches his feet is never the same. “Panta rei” (everything flows) is quoted by Plato from Heraclitus, who claims that everything is constantly changing.

Immobility, inability to innovate, fear of the new and resistance to change are symptoms of a stratified society that has no motivation to face the challenges of this changing history. This radicalism of hindering change is typical of traditional societies that are stagnant in their customs and traditions.

We are going through a series of transitions right now.

I believe that the climate transition is one of the most important, since meeting after meeting we try to stop the plundering of the planet by the most powerful and we return to the fact that they are not capable of transforming their societies, with very serious consequences for the planet and the lives of people, the human species.

Today, gathered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, the international community will do its best to reduce the impact of man on the planet, but this will be only one step on the long road to a balanced world, where sustainability, development and protection of life from devastation due to economic ambition, resistance to changing harmful practices and lack of overall vision.

Technological transition is another reality that today’s world is trying to understand. The advancement of the digital age can have great advantages, but also serious dangers.

Discussion of artificial intelligence is the order of the day in schools, universities, companies and international organizations. Societies are changing because of this technological phenomenon, and it is necessary to understand where they are moving in order not to be its slaves, but its users.

The third transition is demographic changes.

We are one billion elderly people, and we will be two billion in 2050, that is, in 26 years. We are older than the children who are born. I have already dealt with this topic in previous columns.

Constant change is a constant, both for an individual and in a social group, it is basically a mental attitude, it is a frame of reference that a human being must adapt to the reality of his environment, support innovations and use them in everything. its potential. This requires education, openness, personal security and a vision of the future. (OR)