"There Is Nothing Permanent Except Change!"
By julito
@antonbunot (11093)
Calgary, Alberta
December 5, 2016 7:26pm CST
Greek Philosopher Heraclitus wrote: There is nothing permanent except change. I agree that change is the only permanent thing not just in our world but in the whole universe.
Lots of my friends asked how could change be permanent when things keep changing? Before I write what I understand about change, I would like to hear or read your explanations or analysis of Heraclitus' quote first. 
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@akalinus (43371)
• United States
6 Dec 16
Everything is changing. From the moment of conception, people change. They develop into people and are born and then constantly changing. Everything around us changes, too. It has been that way since the beginning of time so it is permanent.
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@antonbunot (11093)
• Calgary, Alberta
6 Dec 16
@akalinus, you just explained the word - change. You have to explain the whole quote - - -
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@antonbunot (11093)
• Calgary, Alberta
7 Dec 16
@JudyEv It is tricky . . If you don't analyse it deeply it is hard to explain. A friend of mine insisted that change is not permanent because things are always changing. 
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@JudyEv (342112)
• Rockingham, Australia
7 Dec 16
@antonbunot I guess he has a point! :)
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@SIMPLYD (90721)
• Philippines
23 Dec 16
@antonbunot I am flattered you suddenly remembered me . I actually mentioned you yesterday in one of the comments on my latest posts .
I know you are so busy with your job there . Take it easy , life isn't all about earning money . 
Merry Christmas to you and your family too .
This is my latest picture , taken last December 16 , during our Christmas party . I cropped it from the group picture i posted here earlier .
Merry Christmas to you and your family too .
This is my latest picture , taken last December 16 , during our Christmas party . I cropped it from the group picture i posted here earlier . 1 person likes this
@antonbunot (11093)
• Calgary, Alberta
22 Dec 16
It is 2:30 a.m. here in Calgary, @SIMPLYD . . . I woke up coz I felt hungry. Then I remembered you, so I decided to turn on my pc. Things are not so bad, my friend. Am just busy these days. How about you? Everything okay? O, you look lovely in your profile photo. Here is wishing you and your loving family the best this Holiday Season!
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@antonbunot (11093)
• Calgary, Alberta
11 Dec 16
@paigea it is too late for him to change his hairdo . . . but I would like to see him sporting a Mohawk!
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@antonbunot (11093)
• Calgary, Alberta
8 Dec 16
@magallon So, in other words - - As long as there are things on earth and in the whole universe, we can never stop them to change. The weather alone keeps changing. Even Donald Trump keeps changing his mind except his hair. Trillion of things in the universe keep changing. There are always things to change till the end of time, when there are not a single thing to change; so, change will always be, hence, it is permanent. Everything ends . . except change.
O boy, I got to change my diaper!
. Trillion of things in the universe keep changing. There are always things to change till the end of time, when there are not a single thing to change; so, change will always be, hence, it is permanent. Everything ends . . except change.
O boy, I got to change my diaper!1 person likes this
@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
6 Dec 16
There may be some of things which are considered permanent, however, "change" is not static. Change means - an act or process through which something becomes different. Therefore, what Heraclitus said is - what we see today may change tomorrow and this happens without fail, so it is not permanent.
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@toniganzon (72533)
• Philippines
12 Dec 16
People change, time change, eventing changes every second. And that is the only thing I can count on to be permanent. The only thing I know that's certain to change is change. But the rest could never be permanent.
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@LadyDuck (472081)
• Switzerland
6 Dec 16
Heraclitus was right, nothing endures everything changes, every day, every minute, every second. Changes are permanent because you can stop the time, everything move on and any instant of your life is different, it's a change from the previous moment. So changes are permanent.
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@Morleyhunt (21744)
• Canada
6 Dec 16
Time passes, change. We age, change. The earth turns, more change. Change is a constant.
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@antonbunot (11093)
• Calgary, Alberta
6 Dec 16
@MorelyHunt I know everything is changing. But you are just explaining the word change . . you have to explain the whole quote. How could change be permanent when things keep changing? This was the question of lots of my friends.
@antonbunot (11093)
• Calgary, Alberta
11 Dec 16
@paigea . . the first time I came across this quote . . I thought it was Einstein's!
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@antonbunot (11093)
• Calgary, Alberta
7 Dec 16
@acelawrites LOL . . . Don't think about things that keep changing. . Just think of nothing except the word change. Why it is permanent.
@antonbunot (11093)
• Calgary, Alberta
6 Dec 16
@Ayunny . . . You got it! 
Lots of people just take notice of the word change . . and so they give examples of change. They ignore the word "permanent" which is key word.
Lots of people just take notice of the word change . . and so they give examples of change. They ignore the word "permanent" which is key word.1 person likes this
@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
24 Dec 16
i totally agree with that adage. nothing is permanent here except change
