The Buddhist philosophy is that life is flux and change; nothing stays the same. How true.
Take my life, for example. In the past few months Andy and his family moved out of the basement and Christopher decided to take over their former domain, bequeathing us peace and quiet upstairs. We've redone the master bath and kitchen and landscaped the yard. Dan's career will require extensive travel for the next few years so we've decided to put our home on the market. We've given away and sold all but the most precious of possessions, which our children will receive. I said goodbye to a treasured part of my childhood when my father passed away. Now I'm saying goodbye to my day-to-day job as a mother because today my youngest child becomes a legal adult.
Saying goodbye to some things by default means saying hello to others. Sadness gives way to joy, the loss of some things makes room for others. My children are young adults with dreams of finding love and eventually settling down. And I, on the other hand, look forward to my new phase of life as an "empty nester," free of needless possessions and able to travel.
It's all good.
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