Things do not change; we change. -Henry D. Thoreau

There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered. -Nelson Mandela

Many people are talking about change these days in Armenia. The need for it, the way to change, the consequences of change. As I wrote in my last log, spring is a time of renewal and rebirth in many cultures; with this rebirth comes innocence, and I do hope that each one of us will remember that next we talk about change and the need for it.

An opposition rally turned violent this past weekend. Culprit and bystander, alike, will reap the "rewards." I hope those advocating for change and those opposing it will at once remember that change merely for the sake of change is not justified.