We want things to stay the same. We hold tight to our stuff and our people. We are afraid of change. We think change is bad and we try to stop it from happening.But what if we looked at change in a different way? What if we saw beauty in the things that don’t last forever? The things that are here for just a little while before disappearing. The most amazing, breathtaking things are the ones that don’t stick around. Think about a beautiful sunset. The colors are so bright and pretty. Pinks, oranges, and purples all smashed together in the sky. But that amazing sight only lasts for a few minutes before the colors fade away.Or think about the cherry blossom flowers in spring. They make the whole world look pink and smell sweet. But just after blooming, the petals fall off the trees in a big flowery mess on the ground within a week.These incredible, awe-inspiring things only last for a short time before vanishing. That’s what makes them so special and magical.The same goes for little things too. Sunbeams peeking through the trees. Clouds changing shape in the sky. Your happy feelings that come and go.When we don’t grip these temporary joys too tightly, something cool happens. We see that nothing sticks around forever. Yet we are part of all these things coming and going, over and over, like ocean waves.Youth is temporary. That amazing sunset is temporary. Finished works of art are temporary. If we hold them too tight, we suffer when they slip away, as all things do. But if we stay open and present while they’re here, and let them go with gratitude, we join the never-ending flow of life Deep down, we know we are not just a collection of things we hold onto. We are part of the flow of life, embracing every moment as it comes and goes.