Inertia

Inertia isn’t about holding still. It’s about continuing to do what’s being done.

Something, or someone, that is moving will attempt to keep moving. Something, or someone, that is still will be more likely to remain still.

It takes force, or thought, to overcome inertia. There’s a certain kind of peace to be found in continuance and familiarity. An existing vector or pattern of directional movement is difficult to change, be it the car on a collision course or the person heading toward destruction.

Shattering the object, or person, on the way toward impact may lesson the force but fallout from the shrapnel may cause more damage than the blunt force would have and the end result be much more devastating to both sides of the collision.

Minor adjustments at key early moments of a predictable trajectory create massive later changes in direction but require recognition of the path of the object, understanding of its composition and properties, awareness of the consequences of an alternative course and acceptance of the potential to never be recognized for the efforts to change a possible outcome.

Habits take at least 30 days to become established but habits of a lifetime are excruciatingly difficult to replace. Especially from the outside. Objects, or people, caught in the comfort of inertia do not respond immediately to nudges in a new direction and need time to allow minute changes to outwardly manifest.

One degree of course change at 1 cm of distance looks unnoticeable. After 1000 km you’d notice a measurable change.

Give things time. Inertia is seductive and won’t let go without a fight.