..and who you know becomes who you knew, you begin to realize what "living" really is - what it means to be a human, on the planet Earth. When you're young, you might have held the notion that you would always know the people you knew and always be who you thought you were. Then one day you lost someone, and then someone else. The relationships you considered to be the center of your existence become little more than memories. And you change, from the inside out - new people become part of your story. Then one day, you realize that life is all about ebb and flow. Everything is in flux.
You'll see the people you loved fall in love with others, get married, grow up and you never see them again. On the other hand, you'll meet the person you love and make a life with them. And one day, you'll wake up and marvel at where you are. Things could have turned out so differently, there could have been endless variations - but there aren't. They turned out just the way it was meant to. But don't get too comfortable because life is never done changing, twisting and turning.
Knowing the way life works changes a few things. It ruins the movies, keeps you desperate for happy endings and makes you just a little too cynical. It also makes you feel alive and helps you remember to savor the sweetness of each moment.
It also sets you up for a mouthful of bittersweet when thinking back, but that's another beautiful part of life - remembering who, what, where, when and why you were.
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