It is graduation season so I've read a couple articles and speeches that were aimed at high school and college graduates. One of the themes is, "Life doesn't turn out the way you dream and plan it will, so be prepared for failure and change." Guess what - you already knew that.
Childhood is the time of biggest struggle for change. Learning to walk takes a lot of effort and painful failed attempts. As does learning to ride a bike. As does learning to get along with other people. And talk about failed dreams - you can't fly like superman, you won't make a ton of money with a lemonade stand, you can't collect the biggest ball of chewing gum because your mom said no way. You struggle to balance the profoundly differing stories about Santa that are told by your parents and by kids on the playground, or ponder the existential motives of a tooth fairy.
Here is my message to you - grown up life is not that hard compared to negotiating the minefield of childhood and adolescence. The school room and play ground become the work place. You turn from child to parent. Your friends are ... maybe as immature as ever, maybe not. You come to this place in your life having navigated a myriad of difficult mazes.
You already know that the only constant in life is change. Keep on keepin' on.
ALB
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