Everyday ethics: Learning to deal with reality of change

Everything and everyone changes over time. You can deny this, fight it, try to ignore it or learn from it.

Here’s what can be learned about changes in terms of your life. Time resembles a river. You can’t step into it in the same place twice due to its flow, as the Greek philosopher Hericlitus said. You can’t go backward, nor can you move into a future that has yet to emerge. All you can do is learn from the past and imagine what kind of future you want to live in — and then walk in that direction, understanding you will encounter many obstacles in the process.

Along the way, losses are part of the human experience. Everyone has lost someone or something — a relationship, job or other life transition such as relocating or starting a new school year. It is strange but true how any loss st