time

they say time changes everything, but i think it's more that we change with time. so many people say they've never changed - that they're still the same as they were "x" amount of time ago. for so many, that's a sad reality. do they grasp the true power of those words when they speak them? "i'll never change" is equivocal to stating that you'll never evolve, never grow past what you've been or your current state. never changing means you'll live on a giant plateau for the rest of your life, never able to go anywhere but down. then, on the other hand...there's the people who lost it all in the pursuit of molding themselves to fit someone else's ideal. whether it be for monetary or personal gain... it's fine to search after things that you believe will give your life meaning, but do they really give your life meaning? or is your life defined by the meaning you give to things?