Reflection Paper Number 2

Transformation is not just a word. Transformation is a process. When someone transforms, they are attempting to do something out of their comfort zone. They are trying to do something differently than what they are used to. They are trying to actualize the idea of growth.
If someone were to go about their life day in and day out without applying this idea of transformation; then they are basically going about life like a vegetable. What exactly does it mean to go about this world as a vegetable? Well, let us analyze what a vegetable is. A vegetable is something that just sits there waiting for someone to come pick it up to do something with it. Even when someone finally picks it up, the vegetable does not go on its own, but it continues to wait around until that human comes and continues to do something with it. You can actually label the vegetable by saying that it is lifeless.
When someone transforms, they are actually doing something. Unlike the vegetable that is waiting around, the person is actually trying for something in his or her life. This idea brings in the concept that we spoke about in class today. If a person wants to do something in life, and to do something I mean actually doing something not just doing it for one or two moments in their life, then they must master the skill in that particular profession that they are doing. You can only master that profession once a skill is created. That particular skill can really only be created through a sense of transformation; because truthfully, the transforming is causing that person to come out of their comfort zone to actually accomplish what they want to accomplish.
Some people think that they can just sit around and something will eventually come to them. In reality, this is not so. As Professor Joseph D. McNair states, he enjoys speaking with grownups. Not with people who just listen to what their parents say to them; but people who think and do for themselves. This is something that can really only be done through transformation. Why is this so? Because to master a skill a person has to go through many different people, cultures, ideas, characteristics etc. In order to do well in these many situations, a person must transform to each particular one in their particular setting. Once you attempt to do this, then the skill will eventually come and the person can complete exactly what they desire to do.