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Namitha Iyer wrote: 16 Jun 2021, 00:26 I fully agree. I think the only thing we can rely on in this lifetime is the fact that nothing is reliable and everything is subject to change, including ourselves. It is important to embrace this fact of life, rather than resist it. This would make our painful encounters a little more bearable because we would understand that even that pain is subject to change and will recede in some time.
I completely agree with you, that nothing is reliable and everything is subject to change. And yes as you said, we should embrace this fact rather than resist from it. And this thing will make us more mature and mentally strong because of which painful encounters will be little more bearable. Thank you for sharing your thoughts.
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Sasha_100 wrote: 15 Jun 2021, 19:30 Change is constant. The most a person can do about it is either accept it, or ignore it.

As you have stated from your friend's words, change can often be bitter, be nice or be bad. It comes in all forms. It really is up to us and how we look at it.
I totally agree with you, change is constant, one can accept it or can just ignore it. But sometimes we ignore things just for our own mental peace.

And yes, as you said, change can come in any form, bitter, nice or bad it depends on us how we see it. It tell us how we are in reality, optimistic or pessimistic. Thank you for sharing your thoughts.
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Suzer6440 xyz wrote: 15 Jun 2021, 20:17 Yes I believe that change is the necessity in life and we grow from our experiences . If we didn’t experience change, life would be boring and have no meaning people learn new things and unfortunately, reality is harsh at times.
I completely agree with you. We all grow from our experiences. We all love learning and finding new things. We all changes our life styles as we get bored easily. We all want changes constantly or else we feel like we got stuck in the same place. Sometimes, reality is harsh but we all deal with it somehow. Thank you for sharing your thoughts.
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Great thoughts, the harsh reality of life could also be that some persons we meet will teach us a lesson that will help us grow into our purpose while others are meant to be embedded in our purpose.
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Urvashi Tripathi wrote: 15 Jun 2021, 11:08
Kiran Kanwar wrote: 15 Jun 2021, 02:03 Change is the law of nature and we humans are no exception to that law. I can't say anything about others but I have changed myself a lot over the past years. My school friends are not that close anymore, I have new interests which they don't relate to and vice-versa. So, I find myself closer to some new friends who share my interests.

But at the same time, some friends have adjusted to the change and have stayed with me throughout. So, people will change, that's the reality. But if both the people wish to stay close, they can do so by adjusting to the changes in each other.
I totally agree with you, change is the law of nature. I can understanding your feelings as I'm gone through the same. It's hard, to not be in contact with school friends or childhood friend. I too lost my all school friends due to some reasons and I missed them everyday, but they all are changed.

But as you said, some adjust our changes and stay and the one who want to stay will stay with us anyhow. And I think so life is not cruel, we always gets a new chance to make new friends and build a new memories. Thank you for sharing your thoughts.
Yes, we will always come across people that will understand us. So, there's no point getting sad about changed friends, the world is full of people. We can always make new friends and build new relationships.
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There is an old quote that says 'change is the only constant thing in life'. I change, people in my life changes. We either tag along with each other or let things slide and whatever the decision is, we are cool as we understand our differences. Sometimes it is painful and sometimes it is for good. Thank you for sharing your thoughts
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review-specialist wrote: 16 Jun 2021, 13:10 Great thoughts, the harsh reality of life could also be that some persons we meet will teach us a lesson that will help us grow into our purpose while others are meant to be embedded in our purpose.
I completely agree with you, some people we meet teaches us life lessons for our own good, which helps us to grow. And this makes us more mature and understanding. And there are some people who will always stay with us anyhow. Thank you for sharing your thoughts.
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Kiran Kanwar wrote: 16 Jun 2021, 13:10
Urvashi Tripathi wrote: 15 Jun 2021, 11:08
Kiran Kanwar wrote: 15 Jun 2021, 02:03 Change is the law of nature and we humans are no exception to that law. I can't say anything about others but I have changed myself a lot over the past years. My school friends are not that close anymore, I have new interests which they don't relate to and vice-versa. So, I find myself closer to some new friends who share my interests.

But at the same time, some friends have adjusted to the change and have stayed with me throughout. So, people will change, that's the reality. But if both the people wish to stay close, they can do so by adjusting to the changes in each other.
I totally agree with you, change is the law of nature. I can understanding your feelings as I'm gone through the same. It's hard, to not be in contact with school friends or childhood friend. I too lost my all school friends due to some reasons and I missed them everyday, but they all are changed.

But as you said, some adjust our changes and stay and the one who want to stay will stay with us anyhow. And I think so life is not cruel, we always gets a new chance to make new friends and build a new memories. Thank you for sharing your thoughts.
Yes, we will always come across people that will understand us. So, there's no point getting sad about changed friends, the world is full of people. We can always make new friends and build new relationships.
You are right, we will always come across to people that will understand us. So, there's is nothing to be sad about. Thanks for being so understanding. And again, thank you for sharing your thoughts.
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As they say, the constant thing in life is change. This applies to we humans. There are sometimes we get tired of who we hang out with or who we call friends. We seek for something new because we feel they are getting boring. This also applies in marriages. The earlier stage of marriage is beautiful and sweet but when it start getting old, some spouse there feelings for each other begin to change which sometimes might lead to divorce. And that's the harsh reality of life. I guess we should always be ready when such happens.
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Abisolalawal wrote: 16 Jun 2021, 13:53 There is an old quote that says 'change is the only constant thing in life'. I change, people in my life changes. We either tag along with each other or let things slide and whatever the decision is, we are cool as we understand our differences. Sometimes it is painful and sometimes it is for good. Thank you for sharing your thoughts
I totally agree with you, change is the only constant thing in life. We all changes. Right, we should be understanding with our differences. As sometimes it is painful or sometimes it is good, but time heals everything and I think so we should be optimistic about our life. Thank you for sharing your thoughts.
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Mercy Osmond wrote: 17 Jun 2021, 00:55 As they say, the constant thing in life is change. This applies to we humans. There are sometimes we get tired of who we hang out with or who we call friends. We seek for something new because we feel they are getting boring. This also applies in marriages. The earlier stage of marriage is beautiful and sweet but when it start getting old, some spouse there feelings for each other begin to change which sometimes might lead to divorce. And that's the harsh reality of life. I guess we should always be ready when such happens.
I completely agree with you, we get tired of our friends or with some people we hang out. It's an human nature of getting bored easily. But I personally feel sad about a beautiful marriages lead to divorces. I feel like, partners still miss and care about each other and maybe feel empty after got sperated. And yes, as you said it's the harsh reality and we should be always ready for such circumstances and I can just pray for everyone to be happy and healthy were they are. Thank you for sharing your thoughts.
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The harshest reality that not a single person enjoys accepting is that change is inevitable. Change will continue whether we want it to or not. Change brings a plethora of emotions and for most, including myself, that is anxiety and sadness because we wish for things to remain the same. However, life does NOT and will NEVER stay the same. If change were to stop occurring, growth would stop, and life would cease to exist. Change is what brings new life, new ideas, and new experiences. The day that things stop changing is the day that life ends.
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Jordan Cane wrote: 17 Jun 2021, 17:55 The harshest reality that not a single person enjoys accepting is that change is inevitable. Change will continue whether we want it to or not. Change brings a plethora of emotions and for most, including myself, that is anxiety and sadness because we wish for things to remain the same. However, life does NOT and will NEVER stay the same. If change were to stop occurring, growth would stop, and life would cease to exist. Change is what brings new life, new ideas, and new experiences. The day that things stop changing is the day that life ends.
I agree entirely with you, as we never accept that changes are inevitable and we don't have any control over them. And I agree too, change comes with anxiety and sadness, for myself too and life never be as same as before, it's keeps on changing and it's the proof we still exist. And I believe whatever happens, happens for our own good, weather in the beginning we thinks it's good or bad for us. Everyone is destinated for something and changes occurs to make us to reach to our destiny. Thank you for sharing your thoughts.
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As we evolve, we notice changes. Some good, some bad changes the least we can do is to accept it as it is. I agree with the statement no one can belong to us nor can we belong to others. We just belong to ourselves.
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Sometimes, the truth is harsh. Life is full of harshness, even though we try to face it with a positive attitude. Throughout our lives, many people come and goes. We share the same road for a while; but, as life goes on, we learn that they can't walk our road until the finish line. People have different goals, visions, and interests. We should enjoy their companionship while it last and separate when it is necessary. The key is to do this without hurting others.
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