At left we see the rationale behind the statute of limitations in U.S. criminal law.  You aren’t the same person you were seven years ago.

We also see the intersection of Western philosophy and Eastern religion.  Our egos delude us into the misperception that we and the exterior world are permanent and unmoving.

For you prog rock fans of the late 60’s and early 70’s, the song that Jon Anderson of Yes wrote called “Close to the Edge” is about the Hermann Hesse novella “Siddhartha,” in which the protagonist finds enlightenment by beholding the constancy of change in the flowing river.

A side note, music that is “about” something is called “program music.”  Anderson said this, for some reason, about his composition, “I hope folks like “Close to the Edge,” because it’s the first and last time I’m ever going to do this.”

The Only Constant Is Change