...reason, season or lifetime?

I got this email sent to me minutes ago by Arpee a long time friend of mine (throught texting) from Manila, now I am posting it for you because I found this so true. I have a lot of beautiful friendships that just died for some reasons and its just a little bit hard for me to accept it. Now, I am having a hard time starting a new one 'er maybe I just can't find someone whom I can really relate with? I don't know, its just so hard to get over with. I've always thought about my friends whom I used to go to lunch, dinner or party with. Friends I've made with at the gym, at school and at work. I felt like I lost an important chapter of my life? Probably yes, probably not? I guess time will tell.

Anyway here it goes:


People come into your life for a Reason, a Season, or a Lifetime. When you know which one it is for a person, you will know what to do for that person.

When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally, or spiritually.

They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally, or spiritually. They may seem like a Godsend, and they are! They are there for the reason you need them to be. 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. Sometimes they die. Sometimes they walk away. Some times they act up 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 now it is time to move on.

Some people come into your life for a SEASON, because your turn has come to share, grow, or learn. They 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.

LIFETIME relationships teach you lifetime lessons: things you must build upon in order to have a solid emotional foundation.

Your job is to accept the lesson, love the person, and put what you have learned to use in all other relationships and areas of your life. It is said that love is blind but friendship is clairvoyant.

Thank you for being a part of my life, whether you were a reason, a season or a lifetime.