Sometimes people you meet
come into your life
and you know right away
that they were meant to be there,
to serve some sort of purpose,
teach you a lesson,
or to help you figure out
who you are or who you want to become.
You never know who these people may be
- a roommate, a
neighbor,
a professor, a friend,
a lover, or even a
complete stranger
- but when you lock eyes with them,
you know at that very moment
they will affect your
life
in some profound way.
Sometimes things happen to you
that may seem horrible,
painful, and unfair at first,
but in reflection you
find
that without overcoming those obstacles
you would have never realized
your potential, strength,
willpower, or heart.
Illness, injury, love,
lost moments of true greatness,
and sheer stupidity all occur
to test the limits of
your soul.
Without these small tests,
whatever they
may be,
life would be like a smoothly paved
straight
flat road to nowhere.
It would be safe and
comfortable,
but dull and utterly pointless.
The people you meet
who affect your life,
and the
success
and downfalls you experience,
help to create
who you are
and who you become.
Even the bad
experiences
can be learned from.
In fact, they are
sometimes
the most important ones.
If someone loves you,
give love back to them
in
whatever way you can,
not only because they love you,
but because in a way,
they are teaching you
how to open your heart
and eyes to things.
If someone hurts you,
betrays you, or breaks your
heart,
forgive them,
for they have helped you learn
about trust
and the importance of being cautious
to
whom you open your heart.
And if you love someone tell them,
for you never know
what tomorrow may have in store.
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