As we go through our lives we meet several people who get us through our daily needs and it seems to me, we don't thank them or appreciate them as much as we should or maybe some people do. When you read this, I want you to think about your life and all those who guided you or helped you through anything and everything. Nowadays a lot of us take things for granted and we don't appreciate the little things like we should or even the huge favors some people have done for us. Start with us as children from the time we were born. Our parents took on a huge responsibility of nurturing us and shaping us into the humans we now are.

Let's move on to the next phase in your life, when you started school. Now as children we constantly needed attention. Imagine putting at least twenty children in the same room for the entire day with one adult in charge, hard to believe that's happened. Now it may seem normal for us, but for one adult to take care of twenty children themselves, it seems a little much. Or think about the very first friends you made that made your school day exciting or made you want to attend school especially when there was free time or recess to do your favorite activity with them.

Then you went to high school and that's where we learn who are true friends are. High school isn't all that great, but there's certain people who made it great for you. Whether it was a teacher who helped tutor you through a subject you were having a hard time with, or your guidance counselor who let you vent to them whenever need be, or how about your friends? The ones who let you simply borrow their notes when you missed a day, made you laugh like you never have, let you use their shoulder to cry on, but most of all get through high school together.

Even in college it seems we just grow more friendships, but there doesn't seem to be as much drama as high school had, although drama still occurs every now and then because it always will, we begin to appreciate others more as we age. We meet new people, we see new things, we start to think for ourselves and for our future. We develop bonds with professors and clubs. We seek help through programs that help lead the way to succeed. Most importantly we find our support system that helps us through it all.

Then there's a point in your life where you meet someone and everything changes. You may have met them in one of these stages or maybe you haven't met them just yet, but I'm sure you will know when you do. When we come across certain people in our lives they mean everything to us and they are always there for us when we need them and they love us unconditionally. This would be known as your significant other. The ones who change us and also shape us and makes us learn things we didn't even know about ourselves. They're going to know every detail there is to know about you and they're going to love you, just as you are.

So as we go throughout life we meet several people, the list goes on. Our support system is everything that leads us to what we become, what we are, and what we will be. Think about it like this, think of one person you know, imagine what life would be like if you never met them. You would be a totally different person. I don't think some people understand that or think of the perception of that. Think back on everything. Your parents didn't have to raise you and nurture you, but they did. Think about all the teachers who have helped you along the way, they didn't have to, but they did. Think about the programs that have helped you succeed, they didn't have to accept you into their program, but they did. Think about all of your friends you've had or still have, they didn't have to be a part of your life, but they were or they are. Think about your significant other, they didn't have to love you at all, but I'm sure they do. When we meet people we must not take it for granted or take the people we were given for granted. We should appreciate them and their time that they have given us. We must learn some people become part of our story where others are just left as chapters. So here's to you.