People Change

I was under the foolish assumption that people never change.  I knew that wasn't true, but I really didn't accept it.  I didn't realize that until I got in touch with old friends and acquaintances.  That is when I truly understood that people change.

In my mind the last memory I had of a person was the true picture.  I had forgotten that like all teenagers and young foolish adults we all have to grow up and learn.  Here are a few examples.

One girl that I went to school with used to make snide comments about me always going to church.  As we went through middle school and high school she was not directly mean to me, but was never really friendly.  I discovered her on facebook and I've been watching her posts.  She is a Christian and attends church regularly.  It is not uncommon for her to post an encouraging word to me.  I was hesitant about accepting her facebook friend request.  My thoughts were only of the hurt from her attitude.  I'm glad I did.  She has been so sweet.  My memories of old are fading.

That is the way it is with many of the people from my past.  Others have grown up just like I have.  They have changed.  So have I.  Their immature actions have hopefully disappeared.  They are adults in their forties. 

I've learned to not judge people on their past.  It is just the past and the present is a whole new chapter.