My Journey

All books and movies are about journeys.  Sometimes the character leaves his or her current place to arrive on the other side of the world, and sometimes it is just a journey of the spirit that changes the present.  Whatever it is, the character and the world in which he lives is never the same.  Everything in this world is changing.  Every day is a new and exciting journey.  I recently met someone from a different country.  Even though she has lived in my nation for several years, she still holds on to her accent.  She believes it's a part of who she is and by changing that she would be giving up a part of herself.  I thought about this for the longest time.  It ate at my heart every day because I am not content with staying as I am.  Like everything around me, I want to change. I want to grow.  Then I realized, I am not me.  I am not complete.  It is my experiences and relationships in life that make me who I am! I will not be complete until my life in this world is over.  By changing, I am not losing a part of myself but adding to me.  Each day I add something new and wonderful or even something horrible, but either way I never go to bed the same person as I was when I woke up. I am still becoming me.