echoes you hear

We change.  As the sun sets, as the annual rain extinguishes itself, and as years pass by, we evolve into human beings that we never predicted ourselves to be. Sometimes it's for the better, and sometimes, for the worse. This change is bound to occur, and it occurs ever so obliviously. It's a no-brainer that we all anticipate this change. However, when it does occur (mind you, in the most gradual way possible), it tends to affect the people around us more than anyone. Change, universally, is considered to be a good thing. In all of life's drudgeries, a change in our environment is what keeps us going. The problem, however, lies in the fact that we have no clue as to when these changes in our surroundings change us .  In the words of Max Ehrmann from his poem- Desiderata, " and whatever your labors and aspirations,  in the noisy confusion of life, keep peace within your soul ." Our thoughts and deeds are reactions to the contradictory situations and roles...