A Tan

I don't think people grow up away from themselves, people grow up to become more like themselves. Maybe in the 2 years you've changed, but you've changed to become more like Alicia rather than less than.....because how can you ever be any less than your past self? For me; change exists in 2 ways. There's the kind of change which is like dropping a rock into a lake, full of splash and ripples and dramatic. But there's also the kind of change where maybe the lake is filled by an underground pipe, and slowly over the years all the water is changed inside - but on the surface, it just looks exactly the same. Still.

Don't be too hard yourself and just let things happen. Growing up isn't about knowing more, it's about realising how little you actually know and appreciating the vast unknowness that is our world.