About time...

I read a quote this morning and I would like to share it with you, my friend.

"Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them - that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality." - Lao Tzu

 

How true is this? I find that in my life changes are inevitable, and yet, I am one resistant to change. I love roots. And continuity. However, my choices to stand for what I believe in are often the beginnings of that difficult and painful thing called change.

 

Last night, I watched the most wonderful movie. It was titled, "About Time", and it starred Rachel McAdams, one of my favorite young actresses.

 

I have always been fascinated by time travel. Many people say it is an impossibility, but those wonderful writers who dabble in this subject, find me watching and reading, again and again. My favorite movie of all time is "Somewhere In Time" where Richard Matheson's lovely book, "Bid Time Return", was transformed to film and into a love story that defied time. (I also long to have hair like Jane Seymour so that I can wear that Gibson Girl hairstyle!)

 

H.G. Wells and his wonderful imagination created "The Time Machine". A man well beyond his time, his book was written and published in 1895! And though I love the book, I have yet to see a movie rendition that is its equal.

 

Why am I so fascinated by time travel? Perhaps it would be useful to go back and change certain aspects of my life. (Like using sun screen when I was much younger and change these age lines and wrinkles into smooth skin once more) Even if I were able to travel back, I doubt there would be much I would change. I would still remove those same people from my life I chose to remove. I would not miss the chance to love those whom I have been privileged to love. The one thing I am certain of though, and even though I know it is impossible, I would take away words I said that hurt others whether intentionally or not. I have yet to learn how to be tactful in all situations.

 

I think the movie last night taught a valuable lesson, in that we really SHOULD live life joyfully and make every second one we do not regret. But some things are not meant to be changed. For without the trials and heartaches, we would not grow and become all He meant us to be. Each lesson we truly learn is one step closer. And although I do not have love in the form of a man, I have it in so many other ways.

I would not change that for anything you could offer me.