The more things change, the more they remain the same...

Life is many things. It is full of varied emotions, anxieties, wonders, thoughts, and experiences. Everything you can imagine is contained in life. Right now I'm thinking about the preposterousness of hoping things change only to know that while they may be different, they haven't really changed. The same conundrums rise up and gobsmack you. Perhaps it is my folly to think things can be different than they have been when I know in my heart that they will remain the same. Sadly, I realize intellectually that things will deteriorate as time passes, and as unsettling as life is as one ages, it's bound to get worse. 

That's sad to think about and there is no solution. People get set in their ways, their body grows old, and the senses that once made things clear no longer perform as they did. Vision isn't as clear, and hearing isn't as acute. Even smells seem to change, yet that sense sometimes detects things from long-forgotten times. If you're lucky, there is someone you can hug and who will hug you. If you're very lucky, chocolate (and pasta) will taste good forever. But nothing is certain except the knowledge that things will continue to change, and usually not for the better.