Rod Stewart had it right.

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There’s a song that Rod Stewart sings, and I’m not sure of the name. In it, he and a friend are having a talk for the first time in years, and they’re reminiscing over all the things that used to be – the people they used to be. But in the middle of the song, he and the featured artist go into a round of phrases, one of which is “I wouldn’t change a thing”.

I listened to this song four days ago, and that phrase is still hanging over my head. In light of current circumstances, I’ve been thinking. I’m so frustrated with the current state of this issue, and I feel like I’ve been battling with this same thing for four years. And I have been. And now others are going through the same trench wars that I did.

It’s tempting to throw my hands in the air and walk away. My time here is short anyway, and for all the frustration and the lies that are circulating right now, I’m not sure that my sweat and tears are worth it. But I’m drawn to trying to fix this because I desperately want other people like me to have a better go of it than I did. I don’t want to be comfortable with things that aren’t right.

Despite all this, I wouldn’t change a thing. I wouldn’t change the looks I’ve been given, the lectures, the battles won and lost. I wouldn’t change a thing about what I’ve done or how I’ve done it. I wouldn’t go back and tie up my loose ends or create a new JR out of this mess. I think that even if God were to present me with the choice to do so, I’d stay right here.

The thing is, all of the aggravation and hurt have had their place in my life. The good things were made better by the terrible moments. The laughs made better by the tears.

I wouldn’t change a thing.

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