A LESSON IN LIFE..(very inspiring)

Sometimes people come into your life and
you know right away that they were meant
to be there, they serve some sort of
purpose, teach you a lesson or help
figure out who you are or who you want
to become. You never know who these
people may be, your roommate, neighbor,
professor,long lost friend, lover, or
even a complete stranger who, when you
lock eyes with them, you know that very
moment that they will affect your life
in some profound way.
And sometimes, things happen to you and
at the time they may seem horrible,
painful and unfair, but in reflection
you realize that without overcoming
those obstacles, you would have never
realized your potential, strength, will
power or heart.
Everything happens for a reason. Nothing
happens by chance or by means of good or
bad 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,
if they be events, illnesses or
relationships, life would be like a
smoothly paved, straight, flat road to
nowhere. Safe and comfortable but dull
and utterly pointless. The people you
meet who affect your life and the
successes and downfalls you experience,
they are the ones who create who you
are. Even the bad experiences can be
learned from... those lessons are the
hardest and probably the most important
ones.

If someone hurts you, betrays you , or
breaks you heart, forgive them. For they
have helped you learn about trust and
the importance of being cautious to who
you open your heart to.
If someone loves you, love them back
unconditionally, not only because they
love you, but because they are teaching
you to love and opening your heart and
eyes to things you would have never seen
or felt without them.

Make every day count. Appreciate every
moment and take from it everything that
you possibly can, for you may never be
able to experience it again. Talk to
people 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, no one else will believe in
you either.

You can make of your life anything you
wish. Create your own life and then go
out and live it.