Everything Happens
for a Reason
Sometimes people come into your
life and you know right away that they were meant to be there ... to serve some sort of purpose ... to teach 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: a roommate, friend, neighbour, professor, child, teacher or even a complete stranger, but when you lock eyes with
them, you know at that very moment that they will affect your life in some profound way.
Sometimes things happen
to you at the time that may seem horrible, painful and unfair at first, but in reflection, you find that without overcoming
those obstacles you would not have realized your strength, potential, will power or heart.
Nothing happens by chance or
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, life
would be like a smoothly paved, flat road to nowhere ... safe and comfortable but dull and utterly pointless. People who you
meet and who affect your life, and the successes and downfalls you experience, help to create who you are and who you become.
The bad experiences are the most
valuable because it is often from them that we learn the most. They are probably the most poignant and important ones. Hurt,
betrayal, loss, sadness ... these are the great builders of character.
Only those who have hurt and
lost or have been sad and disappointment know how to truly comfort and forgive another in the same circumstances. Consider
yourself blessed!
If someone hurts you, betrays
you or breaks your heart, forgive them because they have helped you learn about trust and the importance of being cautious
to whom you open your heart to.
