People change. We change. We need to accept that, otherwise we hold onto an image and confine it to something which it no longer is. That's how we grow apart from people we love, when we fail to account for their change and be disappointed that they no longer fit in our idea of them, and vice versa.
That's like holding on to a photograph of a much younger you and refusing to ever let another picture be taken of you again. Think of what the world would miss out? Sure, your skin may no longer be as smooth, life and age leave their mark. But that picture of the older you, it would have told a different story - one worth telling and listened. It shows you wiser because you dared to live, to love, to venture out, be bold, be scared, cried, laughed. It's all there, and it is glorious. I guarantee it.
Look, if we can accept that we can love our children as they go through their different stages of life, why not the same with ourselves and with the people around us. They grow, they change, and we embrace that and love them still. Because love is not stagnant but ever evolving. The fun part of love is loving and learning how to love over and over again simply because the love you have had a week ago, yesterday, a second ago is not the exact same as it will be. It shouldn't be because you and the people you love are not the same with each passing moment. The essence is still there, but the person changes, as do you. Love grows and it accepts.
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