just been thinking lately....

Been thinking a lot about how people come in and out of your life for a reason. Everyone you encounter has something to teach you-- whether or not you recognize it or not is your choice, but even the man you bumped into in line at the market has affected your life in some way. We don't get to choose how long these people stay in our lives, just how we react to them. So while they are in your life take full advantage of the lessons they teach you because in fact you are also teaching them.

I noticed this the other day when I found myself saying slang I've heard from friends. I didn't even think about it when it came out of my mouth but then realized I had never heard or said that before I met this person. Even the way I think has been affected by the people I surround myself with, or people I have only met once. Therefore, do we all use each other? Do we all take what we like of others and compile it in ourselves? Where does borrowing end and originality begin?

Maybe some people need to be used to realize just how valuable they are. As we reflect on past relationships, we only want to see the good times. Even if you choose to cut people out of your life, time does not heal all wounds. I don't believe that "time" is a cure for hurt. I believe that we distract ourselves so much that we stop thinking about just how hurt we are. But if we concentrate on that event or that person or that "hurt," it doesn't hurt any less. How do we help ourselves? Or can we just take what has happened, file it away and learn that these events make us feel this certain way...

I guess what I am trying to say is that everyone in your life has a reason for being there. Therefore, valuing friendships, relationships, and even kindness to strangers will land you in a place you might not have thought. Strangers are only strangers until you introduce yourself, then they are acquaintances, which can lead you down any path you choose. I choose to know people, not to know their BBM pin or their profile picture. Like a movie or painting a photograph is a framed part of life that has been altered to fit the wants of a certain person. But if you actually know them, and talk to them you can come up with your own conclusions.

Just thinking...
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