Evolution

Stumbled upon an old diary among the stack of books I've brought back to Indo today. Something from 2001. And it made me realise how much I've changed: 

1. I've mellowed; not as sassy

2. I'm more contained; not as fearless

3. My handwriting has morphed into ugly scribbles, nothing like how it used to be

What has happened to me?

Changes are not necessarily good or bad. They just are. 

Part of growing up is embracing the changes and perhaps evolution one experiences. But the differences can come as quite a shock, especially when one has ceased to regularly engage in self-introspection.

Essentially, the innate qualities will still be there. They may be clothed and disguised in various outfits and manifested in different ways. But they will remain the same qualities. Yet these traits, when differently packaged, tend to give out varying signals, fooling the recipient into thinking that the person has changed. 

But she's the same.