Who moved my cheese?

“Who Moved my Cheese?” Written by Dr. Spencer Johnson, in the story, there lived four little characters that ran through a maze looking for cheese. Two were mice named Sniff and Scurry and the other two were little men known as Hem and Haw. When the two mice found out that Cheese Station C had ran out of cheese, they quickly ran through the maze in search of another cheese, while the two little men react differently. They stayed there and waited for the cheese to come back.
In this story, we can see how people react differently on a particular situation. Same in an organization, at first people will be very diligent to do their jobs. Like at the beginning of the story the four characters were eager to find a place full of cheese. But once they got used to the same routine day after day, there will come a time that some people will get lazy like the two little men: Hem and Haw. They tend to be a little bit late day after another because they thought the cheese will always be there. However, one day they came to the room finding no more cheese at all. Sniff and Scurry, knew about it because day after day they notice that the supply of cheese decreases, so they hurriedly went to the maze to find new cheese. While Hem and Haw were still hoping they would find a new cheese on the same room.
Some are like Sniff and Scurry, who works very hard and can easily adapt to changes. On the other hand, some are like Hem and Haw who seem to can’t get over things that had already passed. Numerous writings were used in the story that Hem and Haw had written on the wall. But one of the writings that has a great impact on me was: “ If You Do Not Change, You Can Become Extinct.” ; because this tells us the importance of bringing change in and around us.
We as human beings enjoy the most being within our comfort zone. We always want things to remain the same. The sense of certainty gives us a strange pleasure. On the other hand any kind of changes brings along fear and anxiety. That is the prime reason why we resist any changes coming our way. We always think that we can get away with it. And when the situations turn unfavorable, instead of accepting the change we deny it and start blaming.
But what we don’t realize is that change is important. Change is our way to develop our life and challenges the mere purpose of our existence in this world. Not all changes seem positive and appetizing at the beginning but as we move ahead they offer us new opportunities to grow and flourish. These challenges bring us new perspective. If only we trust ourselves and move ahead, a simple change may bring out the best in us.
Change is something I try to avoid, but when I read the part in the book that says “What would you do if you weren’t afraid?”, it was like a turning point for me. It made me think about the opportunities I’ve wasted, the chances I’ve missed. It made me think that what if I grabbed those opportunities before, would I still be the way I am right now or am i someone better than who I am now? Sometimes we need to take risks, even though we don’t see what’s at the end of the road we need to be brave enough to walk through it. When we face challenges or changes in front of us, we always question ourselves “ Can we do it?”, “ Are we capable of doing this?”, the answer will always be a yes. God will not give you challenges that you can’t overcome. If the thought of changing makes you shake out of fear, just hold your breath for ten seconds and go take the step. Haw wrote “When you move beyond your fear, you feel free” Because when you get past your fear, you’ll then realize that the reward was already waiting for you and you will feel fulfilled. Just like Hem, at the end of the story he moved beyond his fear, and he has no idea how scrumptious the cheese in Station N was.