Change, like sunshine, can be a friend or a foe, a blessing or a curse, a dawn or a dusk.

Ward’s aphorism frames change as morally and emotionally ambivalent: it is not inherently good or bad, but experienced as such depending on timing, circumstance, and one’s readiness. The sunshine metaphor underscores that the same force can nourish or scorch; likewise, change can illuminate new possibilities or cast familiar certainties into shadow. By pairing opposites (friend/foe, blessing/curse, dawn/dusk), the line emphasizes perception and consequence rather than essence—suggesting that human agency (adaptation, attitude, preparation) helps determine whether change becomes renewal or loss. The quote’s balanced structure also gives it a proverbial quality, inviting readers to hold complexity rather than seek a single verdict on transformation.