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Sometimes people 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
(possibly your roommate, neighbor, professor,
long lost friend, 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.
And 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.
Everything happens for a reason.
Nothing happens by chance or by means of
good luck. 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 probably the most poignant and important
ones.
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 when you open your heart. If someone loves you,
love them
back unconditionally, not only because they love you, but
because in a way,
they are teaching you to love and how to open your heart and eyes
to things.
Make every day count.
Appreciate every moment and take from those moments
everything that you possibly can for you may never be able to
experience it
again.
Talk to people that you have never talked to before, and
actually listen.
Let yourself fall in love, break free, and set your sights
high.
Hold your head up because you have every right to.
Tell yourself you are a great individual and believe in
yourself,
for if you don't believe in yourself, it will be hard for
others to believe in
you.
You can make of your life anything you wish.
Create your own life and then go out and live it with absolutely
no regrets.
Most importantly, if you love someone tell them,
for you never know what tomorrow may have in store.
And learn a lesson in life each day you live.
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