I’m sure we all have that one person that's always in the back of our minds that we don’t talk to anymore, correct? We may miss them like crazy but somehow their time was up. It was time for them to leave your life, and you’re just forced to live with it. It can be so painful, not being able to do anything about it, but guess what? You will move past that. There will always be those people in our lives that are meant to teach us a lesson, but there’s no guarantee they’ll always stay. Unfortunately, that's life; but when one door closes another one opens so there’s no need to dwell on it for the rest of your life.

Through my 19 years (and 11 months) of living, I’ve learned a lot about people; not everyone is meant to stay. I haven’t learned it all but one thing I have learned is that you should always put effort towards those that put effort towards you. Building relationships with people is such an important and amazing part of life. The only downside is, you aren’t ever sure how long people are willing to stick around. That being said, you should look at the time you got to know them as a blessing. I believe that each person you meet shows you something about life, whether it’s good or bad. Although it may be bad sometimes, you can still learn from that and better yourself from it.

Younger kids will teach you that what you’re stressing over, shouldn’t really be stressing you out. There’s so much more to life than that one person who “won’t text you back”. Kids are so carefree and in their own little world all the time, I’m sure some of us wish we could go back to those days. People a few years older than you will introduce you to things you may never have experienced. It could be teaching you how to drive, getting your first kiss, or getting over your first heartbreak. Your parents/guardians will show you what unconditional love is like. Just because the person you were crushing over forgot about your existence, doesn’t mean there isn’t a whole team of people loving you and willing to do anything for you. You are loved. The elderly will teach you to live life to the fullest. To go out there and prove yourself to the world with what you can do. Life is shorter than you think, and you’ve created such a beautiful one so why not make your story worth sharing one day?

I guess the whole message I’m trying to get across with this article is that you are meant to meet each person that enters your life. Things happen for a reason, I truly believe that. So even though there were those people that left you, there’s no need to regret ever meeting them. At the end of the day, they have taught you something about life. They have helped mold you into the person you are today. Isn’t that someone to be proud of?