Sometimes people come into your life and you know right from the start that they were meant to be a part of your life.
They serve some purpose; perhaps teach you a life lesson or two or help you figure out who exactly you are and who or what you want to become or be.
You never know who these people might be or where they come from in your life. It can be your neighbor, a child, a long lost friend or even a total stranger, but the moment your eyes meet, you know at that moment that they are going to influence your life in an intervening way.
Sometimes things happen to you and sometimes it is painful to you and it seems unfair, but when you think back on it, you realize that were it not for the obstacle, you would never have discovered your potential strength or known your heart desire.
Every little thing happens for a reason. Nothing happens by chance or by luck or accident. Sickness, injuries, love, lost moments of glory and even experiences through absolute stupidity. Everything happens to test the limits of your soul.
Without the small tests, be it events, disease or relationships, life would be like a straight, level paved road leading to nowhere—safe and comfortable—but imaginative and utterly pointless.
The people you meet influence your life and the success and failure you experience makes you who you are. There are even lessons to be learned from bad experiences, rather they are certainly the most touching and most important lessons.
If someone hurts you, betrays you, or breaks your heart, forgive them because they helped you learn about trust and the importance of being careful who you open your heart to.
If someone loves you, love them unconditionally too, not only because they love you but because they teach you to love. Open your heart and eyes to the things you would never notice, experience or feel without them in your life.
Let every day be important to you, appreciate every moment and take from it everything you can because you may never experience it again in your life.
Talk to people you have never spoken to before and stop for a moment and listen to what they have to say.
Live everyday as if it were your last because …………… tomorrow is not guaranteed.
– Manne Van Der Westhuizen.
9th of December, 2012.