The Great Transition

 

Witnessing a symptom of a degenerative disease to unfold is not a good thing and it left with an almost irreversible impact for many. Rapid change happens in short time. The same eerie feeling could be witnessed in many malls worldwide. The video above was taken recently in a once very popular mall in Jakarta. It was located in a very strategic location. Its traffic intersection is one of the busiest in Jakarta. The mall is surrounded by three major universities, three private schools, four government schools, main bus terminal, more than 20 apartment buildings, and a population of more than 100,000 permanent residents within 2 km of its radius. 

In its glory days, which was not long ago, the mall was packed with people, in any days, at any time, even after closing hours, multiple announcements have to be made to ask people to leave the mall. It is not the end time for malls, as many malls now have adapted well with the change, and it is still packed with people. It may last, or it may not. As a famous quote once put it well, “The Only Thing That Is Constant Is Change.”