It's hard to understand where we come from, our grammar is so very different to human language. Some animals often find it hard to locate a subject, they think every action refers to the world and its functions.
Phases are needed to grow. We must keep cycling through like life, changing with every year. I think you have noticed that each year, seasons manifest slightly differently. We are the same, we follow earth cycle and we mimick her surface changes, the ones caused by a turmoil deep down. Her cracks are ours, we are spurred on by the same conflict.
Appearance is not only something to be judged, but understood.