Jan
6
2011
Nothing Is Pemanent
Author: siggyNothing is permanent. Mates and relatives die. Friends move away or drift away from you. Or even die. The complexion of neighborhoods may change. Some people move away, others move in. Nothing is forever.
I remember once visiting my old neighborhood, where I grew up in and realized the community had changed drastically.
There was nothing no more to keep me there. My parents and friends had moved away. I could not go back to my old haunts. They were not there any longer.
I had to start all over somewhere else. And I did in Morristown. For fifteen years I lived there. Then my life took me somewhere else. Pennsylvania.
Of course, at some point you realize you have so much time and have to decide where you are going to spend the remainder of your life.
There is something to be said for roots. When you spend a lifetime in one area and invested time and energy in reaching out to others, you have roots and who else will want to help you but these very people you have spent a lifetime with.
Moving far away from your roots, the friends you cultivated for years and close relatives may leave you stranded. There may come a time you need their help. You will not be young forever.
Of course, there is an assumption you care about your roots and friends. There is so many times you can move and develop roots in another area. That usually take years. Sometimes a lifetime. All that needs to be considered in a major move.
