A person once said to me that people come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime. And one of the questions that was asked at my conversation dinner party on Sunday was “Describe a short-lived friendship that has meant a lot to you?’
Interesting question really.
Does anyone spring into your mind immediately?
We met people quickly and easily today, you can connect with people online, by text, via skype, email, and ever so unusually in person! I sit on the tube (well if I am lucky I can sit down) and I probably look at, smile at or bump into rather a lot of people.
So what is it that makes people connect. To effect us in a lasting way whether they are arrive in our sphere for a reason, a season or a lifetime.
Ages ago I had one such encounter with someone. As part of this encounter he gave me a gorgeous book that has become one of my favourite’s. It is called Tuesday’s with Morrie and tells the story of an man who dies of a horrible neurological disease, his last few. I rarely read biography’s but goodness this one made me cry and appreciate quite how wonderful it was to have life choices. So he was certainly there for a reason.
To remind me life is actually quite precious and you have to go for it. That I think was his reason.
So all of this self pondering is coming from my desire to sort out the rest of my life – big tall order. But believe it or not I think I am getting there!!
