The Day the Earth Stood Still

Through sheer boredom the other night I decided to pop in The Day the Earth Stood Still. Not the ridiculously long old black and white verision but the new bastardized, Keanu (My name means cool breeze going over the mountain) Reeves verision. It's not amazing, it's not completely awful, but I wouldn't waste your time with it unless you have nothing better to do.

ANYWAYS, my point here is that during the height of the plot some noble prize winning old dude argues with the Alien that humanity can change their ways. The alien disagrees but the wise old fart tells him that humanity can only change when they are forced to the prepice of disaster.

and that's what struck me.

I am completely like this. I only make significant changes when I'm faced with utter destruction. Okay, so I've really never had my life threatened (except for the time I almost stepped on a rattlesnake, or the time I locked myself in the trunk of my car for 30 minutes and was only saved because my mom got a prompting, or the time I was driving with cassie and a giant ass car flew through the air and nearly killed us all, or that time Jack Bauer saved us from the nuclear blast on 24) but there have been significant moments in my life which have caused me to change.
and lately I'm feeling like I want to change again but I don't have the will power to do so without something drastic happening.

So do I create a catalyst of events I have no control over in order to change, or do I continue to try and change even though I've been trying for years to know avail, or do I just give up.

If only the earth would stay still for a while while I decide.