Making Peace With Change

Reflection

The verse begins, “Those white bones, like gourds thrown away in the autumn, what pleasure is there in looking….” In its chapter, this image points toward the body, time, and the inevitability of change. Rather than using change to create fear, the passage can sharpen tenderness for a life that cannot be held still. Because this is a historic English translation, test the teaching in experience rather than treating its wording as a demand for belief.