Sometimes I think that the notion of growing up and moving on with our lives doesn't become an option anymore; it is something that is beyond our control. As time ticks, our life goals compete with the days that are left and we strive to find the time to balance everything. It's like the transition from being a young, naive teenage pubescent is over in a mere blink of an eye and before we know it, our adolescent days are over. We hit uni and try to search for good incentives to do well as we aspire to climb up on the academic ladder and contemplate where we will end up on the corporate ladder. Instead of receiving birthday party invitations, we begin to receive wedding invitations. Instead of wondering what will be for breakfast, lunch and dinner, we'll begin to think of what three delectable meals will be put on the table. We'll have to start worrying about mortgages, paying tax and work. We'll embark on a road of independence, have our own lives to take care of and the people we choose to share it with. We'll make new friends and those friendships will blossom while we subconsciously drift away from ones we held so dear to us, once upon a time ago. And that the next time you see them, you'll only have the memories to keep you two together while you try to piece together the image of the person they use to be.
Time is scarce and change is inevitable; that's life. Both challenge us in ways unimaginable and beyond comprehension. Our versatility and ability to cope with these obstacles is just one of them.
