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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Today is the tomorrow you
were worried about yesterday.
Was it worth it?
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~~~ Author Unknown ~~~