Everything changes. The sooner we come to accept that, the better off we are. The woods behind my house were a haven and home to many a creature. Even for me it was a place of solace and refuge. I would often go there to escape from the stresses of suburbia, work life, and home pressures.
The woods are now gone. Developers tore through there with no mercy. New townhouses are all over those many acres of land. Talk about life being stripped away. The flora and fauna in the area have all but been eliminated. In some ways it's plain heartbreaking, even to think about. Such is change. Such is "progress." We don't always want it. We look upon it with suspicion. And we can only compare the change with what we remember was possibly more wholesome.
The song goes, "They tore paradise and put up a parking lot." Well, the Nobel laureate also sang, "The times, they are a changin'." We can't drive the change. We usually have to get out of the way. So, we should make ourselves good for the ride. Get strapped in, and take in the changes-- good and bad.
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