People change.

Obviously.

But people change more than you might realize, and more quickly than you might believe. Take a look at who you are now. Think about who you might be in a few years. There's the hopes of what you could become--prettier, smarter, cooler. And then there's the vague whispers of what you hope you never become--uglier. Less confident. Less of a person than who you are now. Change happens. Change is unavoidable, inescapable. Change is for the better, they all say. But is it?

Imagine meeting your best friend four years from today. One of you has changed--perhaps both of you have changed. But you greet them with a smile and they quietly observe the floor. Like you weren't even there, like you had never been there. Never been their best friend. Never shared laughs or memories or Popsicles on a hot day.

You sigh and leave, because what else can you do? You think to yourself, Wow, they really changed.. But that little nagging voice in the back of your mind makes you wonder if they weren't the one who changed at all--if it is you who is the different one.