As long as we are alive, we evolve. No matter if the change is small or large, we adapt to the situation at hand in order to survive. If we use our brain and think, an ability that some people I know have seemed to have devolved at, we can learn from these situations. They are not obstacles. They are opportunities to use what we have learned to better ourselves and be a positive influence on the people around use.
Things change...go with it!
Aloha