Lost For Good

   
     Never to be seen again, people, possessions, the past, and ideas leave your life often with feelings of sadness.  We may still miss what was lost, but we can go forward and recover.  We can repeal and replace laws and ideas with improved versions, but often the value of an earlier version will be sadly missed.
     We miss people now gone from our lives, possessions lost, and ideas once held dear.  We sometimes miss the past, our childhood, and other days gone by.  When we revise our ideas, we may miss the benefits of earlier beliefs.   Progress, however, needs to be welcomed.
     Baby teeth need to be lost in order to make space for adult versions.  This can also be said about  beliefs formed in childhood that need to make way for well-thought-out ideas of adulthood.  The past must not hinder the present.
     Some losses are beyond our control.  Some losses will always be missed.  Other losses may be necessary in order to improve.  Lost for good can mean lost forever or lost for our benefit.