Little Things
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Sometimes, people drift apart due to
distance or disagreements. But, a certain memory of that person stays with you -
be it a close friend, a colleague or even your childhood crush. A vivid image
or a memory of that person is what you cherish, hold close to your heart and
occasionally even recount. It remains and ‘that person’ is the person you’ve
known. And a few years later, you bump into them. You have a few
forced conversations and reconnect with them with the pre-conceived notion that
they’re still the same and then, it hits you hard. You realize that
they’ve changed. But, hold on! Isn’t ‘changed’ a pretty subjective word?
Changed could mean that they have evolved into an incredible person or it could
mean otherwise. True, what I mean by ‘changed’ is not the core of that
person. Undoubtedly, even with the passage of time, they tend to retain certain
traits, habits and principles. But what disturbs you indeed is the change in
the tinier details you liked in them or even admired. Likewise, you
realize that certain little things that you associated them with before,
isn’t what they stand for anymore. People change; with time, people evolve.
Even you and me - we have transformed over the years. Despite knowing this,
there is this tiny part of your heart that has been accustomed to the person
you knew and fails to come to consensus. Sometimes, you even abhor
certain facets of this new person because you still have a special place in
your heart for the person you knew in the past.
But, it is of utmost
importance that we accept people as they are. We don’t know! as time passes, the
little aspects you adored in them might return, after all we’re still evolving.
