Change, shifting position in the deck-chair so that you can remain comfortable.
Transformation, getting out of the chair.
Change is often considered as a change of externals, of conditions, behavior .. transformation is having new eyes, is internal, inside out.
Americans heard a lot about change in the recent election campaign. I say, that whatever they were talking about will not be enough to restructure a world in need of sustainable economies.
More about the difference between change and transformation … transformation will indeed kill the “you” you think you are .. change lets you keep that you, and changes nothing that really needs transforming.
People who do spiritual practices know all about this. Economists and politicians might, but cannot admit it.
Transformation is simple too, when looked at as a change of state .. h2o goes nowhere, but is different, ice water steam.
We don’t need to change the world. We do need to transform the eyes that see the world.