A Risk of Change

I'm all for change. Naturally I dislike it, but there is much value in change and much danger in being static. Of course it depends on the situation. But generally speaking, it's dangerous to remain static and safer to keep changing.

One risk of change though is erosion. Smaller changes sometime seem insignificant, but over time can be eroding. Erosion never happens overnight, it happens over long periods of time, and bit by bit. Erosion is slow.

In making changes, make sure they are productive, not destructive. Even in a situation where something should be destroyed, erosion isn't the best method.

So even in small changes, pay attention to the long term consequences. And make sure the small changes aren't eroding something important.