A very wise man once said to me, "you cannot always bring all your luggage to your destination, eventually you will have to leave some of them to get to it. You will miss one or two but you will be thankful that you did because it made you travel lightly and get to where you are right now". Permanence is an illusion we create to be happy. Once we realize that there is no such thing as permanence we grow to accept that changes are inevitable. Changes are necessary because we have to grow. There will come a time that the people around you will be gone, though not physically but in essence. People you were so comfortable with seeing everyday will be taken away for different reasons and then you will feel alone as you have to search for those people in other people. But then again why would you? Every person you meet is different and will affect you in a way uniquely their own so searching for someone in another person is futile. You will come to a realization that you do not have to search for these people in other people. Just be thankful and feel blessed that you have met those people and you have enjoyed their company while it lasted. Then you will ask yourself again, "why are things not so permanent?" The answer: because you have to grow and move forward. One thing I have learned is that we always move forward. Life goes on in a forward direction. We cannot retract time and the people trapped in its past nor can we make the present last until we want it to. We grow as a person and part of growing up is leaving things and people but not necessarily the memories. Be thankful that those people have touched your life and has made those moments worthwhile.
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