Ephemerality

"Diamonds are forever"

"Don't lose it, it has to last for a looong time"

"Nourish it so it lasts longer"

"You have changed"

These and so many more have been ingrained in all of us since childhood. Everything in life - from living beings to non-living things are supposed to last forever 

But, a big but, nothing CAN last forever! Change is inevitable, no-change is against nature. Our practical mind knows that everything has to change, that we change, people change, things change, humans die, machines stop working, 

but,

our heart does not want anything to change, our heart wants everything to stay the same forever.

To throw a positive spin on the word change, life gets interesting mainly because of this change! Think about it for a second. Maybe we find it easy to accept the physical changes we see, because we see the physical changes as growth. But there are so many other changes we go through emotionally, mentally, spiritually, philosophically, psychologically - which are also growth.

If we can start seeing change as growth we can change the way we look at everything and everyone. The kind of relationships we have with our friends, children, parents, partners, co-workers, relatives - goes through change because each one of us are growing and may be at different paces.

Our relationship with all types of non-living things like our car, house, laptop, phone, every single thing we possess is also changing because we are growing.  

So anytime we seek permanency, let us remind ourselves about our growth journey which may help in accepting the ephemeral (impermanence) of life.