I think resurrection is nice. It’s one of those concepts that’s just inherently good. Bringing something back to life in itself is never bad. Only when you add modifiers, like bringing someone bad back to life, or reviving an ideology that was hateful or harmful. What I think I like most about resurrection is that it’s an undeniable change. When something is resurrected, you can see it alive and kicking once more. There is no doubt that it has been given a second chance, the doubt only comes in when it comes to what they’ll do with it.
Undeniable change is valuable. So many times in life and society, people refuse to accept change, when it is probably one of the most natural things that can happen to anything… ever. People enjoy seeing things how they remember them. Change means the thing that rested comfortably in that person’s mind has been kicked up and made uncomfortable. So people refuse change, clinging to their memories and denying it, even if it’s progress in the right direction.
I think that people who have changed suffer from this the most. As someone who has held many different opinions in my very few years on the planet, I know that changing for the better is a long process filled with a lot of introspection. I also know that people who knew you when you weren’t your best love to hold on to that version of you, even when confronted with who you are now. The hardest thing about yourself to change might just be other people’s perception of you. The only thing you can do is give it time, and give them time to get to know the new you. It can be the hardest thing about changing as a person, but when it’s all said and done, it’s worth it if you really have changed.
