You can read the entire poem here:
www.steeldog.com/reasonseasonlifetime.htm
I've always loved this poem. Many friends have passed my way through the years...some have stayed, some have died....some have passed by quickly. I do agree that all have been for a reason. Even those friendships that don't end on a high note. Recently a few people I have met have made me think quite deeply.
Here is the part of the poem I have been thinking of this week. I think when you think about it, these people who pass through our lives for a short time can often be those who affect us the most and can change a part of us forever. I know my amazing friend Pam was only in my life for a short time before she died, but she was there when we needed each other and will be forever changed because of her. I think that can often happen from people who come into our lives for just a short time:
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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