Questioning Social Change: A cyclical approach

Abstract

This paper questions the very subject of social change. It is proposed that we need to rethink the whole concept of change in sociological studies considering –the logic of God’s design on all creation as well as the context of time. This paper is a philosophical approach which assumed that man and society are not really change rather they simply grows like a circle of seeds spring up from mother’s womb. Man start from circle of sperm which gradually develops to form society and nation but finally dying to make a complete circle as he born out of mother earth and go back to where he came from. We hardly say that trees are changing rather we see them growing. In the same way man and society are also simply growing especially considering the context of time. Whenever we compared traditional and modern society we simply used ‘modern eyes’ to judge and observe and finally look down upon traditional society. This paper tries to make a holistic approach to understand the context of time’s self contain. We often generalized that traditional society are very simple, primitive and poor in all aspects but they may not think the way we think. The criteria we used are merely modern world view. We better try to understand the time frame. They had what they need, they lived simple life and they had simple problem. Can we claim that we are changing so fast, lots of development and now we are free from problem? Can we claim that we have comparatively higher moral standard of life? Instead, we live a complex life and problems are also complex. We eradicate diseases and other diseases arise. Relatively we have far better defending tools and weapons for security but can we proudly advocate that we are more saved and secured? To my understanding there is no change at all; rather we simple grow, enhance and enrich upon the existing structure. The underlying principles are same. We merely remodel the existing frame to meet the requirement of increasing complexities and problems which we create. Similarly new born baby gradually grows and his demand also increasing. Things which persist in both traditional and modern society areproblems, sorrow and joy, good and bad, man and women, left and right, day and night which ultimately form circle. Moreover, the unsatisfactory life and desires drives us to grow bigger and bigger to fulfilled the purpose of God of eternal circle.