It is said that in today's knowledge world, it is those who know how to learn, un-learn, and then re-learn, will succeed most. I believe that this has been true always, but is more obvious now.
Those who accept change with open arms - and are ready to unlearn their old ways of living and re-learn new ways of living - can make the most of the opportunities that come with any wave of change. They can thus be the most successful lot of people.
Even physical objects resist change (Newton's law of intertia). It is only natural that human beings will also resist change.
Then, those who put in mental and physical energy to mitigate this resistance, may probably enter the changed situation with a higher probability of success.
