Growing Up

Sometimes after living for so long, a few moments can change the course of our lives, our existence, and we realize how naive we have had been in the past. Learning is an ongoing process, no doubt! Maybe these are the times that bring in us the greatest changes and and we in turn cause change in our surroundings that work well with our newly developed/acquired senses and perceptions. So change is good in that respect. I guess this is what it means to be flexible. We need not narrow our path in life in order to make sure we stay unstained of impurities along the journey. There are many factors involved in everything, not just the ones that are obvious to us. We can open our minds and accept others for who they are without giving up our own morals and values. Perhaps this is what maturing is all about. There is good and bad everywhere and the two coexist. If we shun ourselves from the bad, we would also stay devoid of the good. If we start looking for the good in our surroundings, living and non-living alike, I'm sure we can benefit from the good and that benefiting may very well be the factor that would change us and make us react towards our environment in such a way as to create and bring about more good around us. It can also happen vice versa, but I am feeling optimistic right now.