Reason, Season, Lifetime

A friend once sent me this amazing article and words. Do read it and think about the meaning behind it as you go along.

~©Brian A. “Drew” Chalker~

People always 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.
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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,
or to provide you with guidance and support,
to aid you physically, emotionally, or even spiritually.
They may seem like a godsend to you, and they are.
They are there for the reason you need them to be.
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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.
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Sometimes they die. Sometimes they just 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.
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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.
And like Spring turns to Summer and Summer to Fall,
the season eventually ends.
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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 in your life.
It is said that love is blind but friendship is clairvoyant.
Thank you for being part of my life.

I often wonder about the people I meet in life, and vice versa – either they are meant to be a reason, a season, or a lifetime. I meet a lot of people whom I feel I have deep connections with.

Many years ago, I met someone who was a REASON. The experience and the life that I had with that person changed my life, forever, for better. Through that person, I become a better person. Then, one day, that person is gone. I felt devastated, but because of the experience I had with that person, I was strong to go on with my life.

Some years ago, I met another person who was a SEASON. I shared with that person a lot of the experience I have. And that person learnt a lot from me as well. With that person, I found some peace and for a certain time, I laughed like I have never been. Then, through certain events, that person walked away from me.
Since then, I never feel quite the same, till only recently.

Till today, I have never met someone who is a LIFETIME. I think that would refer to a soulmate. I am certain that I am ready for such experience. Perhaps the timing is not right sometimes. Or, maybe I need to learn more things in life.

Perhaps, one of the greatest challenge here is sometimes I find it difficult to differentiate someone – would that person be a reason, a season, or a lifetime. Brian said that once you know which one a person should be, then you would know what to do.

I guess I do have to learn more …