A reason, a season or a lifetime

"People come in and out of your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime."

When someone comes into your life for a reason, it usually to help you through whatever you are going through at that moment of time, of the other way around. This kind of people however, will only stay in your life for a short period of time.

When someone comes into your life for a season, it is usually because the timing is right for the both of you. They may be your neighbours, your colleagues, your classmates, or anyone you constantly meet on a daily/weekly basis because you share some common grounds. This person will become really close with you, open up themselves more, be there for you during your ups and downs, but only for a certain period of time. Once you've moved away, changed jobs or graduated, no matter how hard you try, you will in the end lost contact with this person as there is just no more common grounds.

People who stays in your life for a lifetime, are those people whom you've build solid foundation with. People whom you don't really have to meet that often, but always know what is going on in each other's life. People whom you know will always be there for you through thick and thin and helps you grow to be who you are now. This kind of relationship, you don't build overnight.

The reason I am writing this post, is because I have recently been in touch with a childhood friend of mine, thanks to a mutual friend of ours. Small world, indeed. And then it got me thinking, there's so many people whom I have lost touch with over the years. So many people who were once so close to me but now are just another stranger. Guess I really need to work on those 'keep in touch' thingy, and put in more efforts. 

As cliche as it is, people do come and go in our lives. But each of these people, they will leave their own footprints and will teach us different things in life. People go, but people also come and come back. So the coming and going, are not all that bad. Gives you room to meet new people, learn new things. So please, do appreciate everyone that is , was and will be in your life.

xx,

emy