Posted by TerryS (198.133.22.67) on November 29, 2000 at 05:01:29:
> Purpose
>
> People come into your life for a reason, a season, or
> a lifetime. When you figure out which it is, you know
> exactly what to do.
>
> When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is
> usually to meet a need you have expressed outwardly or
> inwardly. They have come to assist you through a
> difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support,
> to aid you physically, emotionally, or spiritually.
> They may seem like a godsend, and they are. They are
> there for the reason you need them to be. Then,
> without any wrong doing on your part or at an
> inconvenient time, this person will say or do
> something to bring the relationship to an end.
> Sometimes they die. Sometimes they walk away.
> Sometimes they act up or out and force you to take a
> stand. What we must realize is that our need has been
> met, our desire fulfilled; their work is done. The
> prayer you sent up has been answered and it is now
> time to move on.
>
> When people come into your life for a SEASON, it is
> because your turn has come to share, grow, or learn.
> They may bring you an experience of peace or make you
> laugh. They may teach you something you have never
> done. They usually give you an unbelievable amount of
> joy. Believe it! It is real! But, only for a season.
>
> LIFETIME relationships teach you lifetime lessons;
> those things you must build upon in order to have a
> solid emotional foundation. Your job is to accept the
> lesson, love the person/people (anyway); and put what
> you have learned to use in all other relationships and
> areas of your life. It is said that love is blind but
> friendship is clairvoyant.
>
> Thank you for being a part of my life.
>
>
> - Author Unknown