In the end, everyone will change. Everything will change. The things, the surroundings, and the people—everyone will change from now on in the future.

 But, What if you're stuck in the same place, like a time dilation, with the same surroundings and the same old memories that everyone gave you in the past?

You're in the present, living in the time, always thinking about the past, while the same old people who used to be with you are racing fast and forward, thinking of life as a sprint in the marathon. This is me convincing myself so that I don't get depressed, realizing I'm not in the race like everyone because I took a track diversion that wasn't meant to be.

But coming to the present, what if you're stuck in the same place with all the collectibles you have with the old ones?

One day, the person who promised to be with you forever is gone. The person who promised to go to the same college with you is gone. The person who used to text you good morning every day is gone. The person who used to ask whether you had your breakfast, lunch, and dinner is gone. The person who used to say good night every day is gone. The person who used to say take care is gone. The person whom you used to ask for their presence in your life is gone. The person who promised you he/she would take care of you is gone. The person whose promise used to motivate you to make big decisions in your life is gone. The person who talked with you on call and shared all their daily time and shared many things of all of his/her day will be gone. One day, everything will be gone. Every person will be going, moving forward in their timelines, running the sprint in the marathon, leaving you behind as they go far away from you.

But you, my dear self, look at you—where were you? It's not their fault to move forward in their timelines, leaving you behind. It's not that their promises are fake and not kept.

It's like some old saying, life is a race, run, run. And everyone is running in the marathon. To move ahead in life, to get a job, to get settled, to achieve their goals, to become successful in their ways—except you.

They meet new people, make new friends, some may get attached, and some may not. And some may get into relationships and make new bonds, perhaps the closest bonds that they might not have planned earlier. And you, my dear, are stuck with their memories, thinking only of them as your friends and family, and stuck behind with your own assumptions, while they are currently busy with some others.

Many are entering their professional careers, many are trying to get jobs to support their families, some are starting businesses, and some are earning through different streams to earn their daily bread and shelter. But you, my dear self, are stuck behind, earning nothing and passing the time with utmost carelessness, living in your comfort zone, with the thoughts of getting older with your chosen ones who are currently pursuing different careers of their own.

Few of your friends are already married, few are getting married soon. Many are planning this year or next, according to their earnings or responsibilities at home. The person whom you had a crush on is married to another person. The person who broke your heart into pieces is currently romancing with his/her lover. And poor dear self, look at yourself—you still have no shame, losing all your self-respect, lying down on bed at 3 am, looking at their display pictures and photos, thinking everyone is having a good life but not you.

But you, my dear self, if you don't change—your innocence in nature, your stupidity, your habit of carrying forward all the past with you, for being a one-girl person, and for not being able to move forward in your timeline—everything will leave you with a deep scar and a life lesson you'll regret for all of your life in the end.