A.A.A.

The words ‘Adaptability’ and ‘Apathy’ are almost the same. They both start with A, and end with Y. But in between, there are thousands of excuses, arguments, discussions and dialogue concerning the difference. The ability to adapt to your surroundings is a good one. You can become comfortable in the most difficult situations. You can smile in the face of adversity, and bounce back after even the most devastating blows. While others crumble under the weight of their circumstances around you, you adapt and move on. You continue without batting an eye, live your life any way you can, and continue as you were. Some people may think you are heartless, unobservant, and indifferent, when in reality you are the exact opposite. You observe everything, and take it all in quietly. You care about what goes on in your life, but have the sense to know when things cannot be changed. You do not allow things to happen, but when they do, you accept them as a fact of life. In this way, you can bear what many others cannot shoulder. In this way, you are able to move on.
Apathy many times disguises itself as adaptability. It convinces us that life is life and we must go with the flow. It tells us that things cannot be changed, for better or worse. They must remain etched in stone, and we must watch as our life flies by. It often tell us we are adapting, but we aren’t. We aren’t living our lives, or affecting our surroundings to better ourselves. We are waiting for the next big event to rouse us from our apathy for a brief moment. You have to be careful with these two words. They are easily mistaken for one another, and you must show the world which one you are. I have to be careful of these A words, because Adam starts with A too…