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Life.
Life changes.
Life changes constantly.
Life changes unexpectedly.

There is no wisdom here. This counts as an "everybody knows this" maxim.
But it's certainly SOMETHING to go look at your beloved year-abroad University from 20 years ago (this year) and discover (on Google Maps) that there is STUFF there, structures and reputable companies, that POST-date my tenure there... That even the NAME of the university has altered.

Everything.
Everything changes.
Everything changes constantly.
Everything changes unexpectedly.

But then,
the change which is unexpected to the outside observer,
no doubt feels perfectly inevitable to the individual, company, or group experiencing the change.

If this then is about expectation,
perhaps the Buddhist suggestion to release expectations is one of the best advice ever.
perhaps the Buddhist suggestion to cultivate Child-mind is one of the best advice ever.

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there is STUFF there, structures and reputable companies, that POST-date my tenure there.

I had some of that experience yesterday. I went and played Bocce Ball in Los Gatos to celebrate a friend's birthday. I had no idea there was even a Bocce Ball club in Los Gatos. I mean I grew up there, I should have at least heard about it.

Turns out it opened after the last summer break from college that I lived at my parents.