Change is more than the loose coins that get dumped in a jar at home, carelessly tossed aside for their seemingly insignificant value. Change is the agent of life that precipitates movement and seems to affect everything around us.
At times change represents something new and fresh, other times it signifies loss or decline. Change is constant in every living thing, whether human or plant or animal. While it is often thrust upon us at a time which is not of our choosing, it is at times also brought on by a conscious and deliberate action. This can be a bit unnerving as our routine can sometimes become a protection which serves both good and bad. Good because it preserves and maintains what is important, bad because it can lull us into a false sense of control and ultimately arrest us in our ability to live.
Change has come for the Auburn Kiwanis Club. After many years of lunch meetings at the Red Lotus, the club's membership has decided resoundingly to relocate to another venue. We will begin a new chapter this Thursday at the Longhorn Barbecue. While there will most certainly be adjustments and details to address, the move allows for a time of reflection and anticipation for a renewed commitment to the purposes of Kiwanis. A commitment to serve together and fellowship with one another, to reach out and build community.
The only thing that does not change on this planet is that which is non-living, but even the non-living is acted upon by movement. Stone will eventually change as a result of moving water, buildings that stand as monuments eventually give way to a newer and more pressing need by the populace.
It is my hope and goal that in our physical meeting location change we also find a more relevant change in ourselves. I hope to witness an excitement among our membership and an interest in our social circles to the objectives of Kiwanis. A revived commitment to meet together and to engage the world at large.
Though this is not accordable to the Longhorn, the change may bring more than simply a new menu selection. The venue is not the focus, the good of the club and the hope of others joining in our noble cause is the anticipated result.
Come and join in, choose to be active in serving and remember why you are glad to be a Kiwanian!
Michael Hursh
