ephemeral - quotes and descriptions to inspire creative writing

They say we exchange beauty for wisdom as we age, and so perhaps that is a root cause of societal narcism - in a philosophically-poor culture we lack what we need to gain wisdom and so cling to the ephemeral.

The ephemeral can bring such joy to moments, yet for the structure of our lives we need someone who stays with us, who becomes the consistency that enables these changes to remain joyous and free.