Ian Somerhalder once said, "You can't get anywhere without the people who have come into your life". I totally agree with this quote. Whether it was a bad memory with a person or a good one, they affected your life in one way or another. These people that come into your life shape and in a sense mold your life. There are people who leave dents in your life but that's what makes your life how it is now. People come and go in life but all of them have affected your life in one way or another.
How many friends do you have? How many enemies? Well either way both friends and enemies, even family members, have influenced our lives. I know for a fact my best friend, who I have known since 2005, has definitely effected my life. Honestly I don't know what I'd do without her. My life would be incomplete with my best friend. For the seven years I have known her she has really impacted my life. It just comes to show how friends can truly help shape how your life is.
Even though you may think that someone who has stepped into your life is not that important he or she truly is just as important as a family member. You may ask yourself how is this possible? Well in one way shape or form they made contact with you. The way you spoke or even made any contact with that person can have the smallest effect in your life.
In addition, it is also self evident that family can impact your life the most. From the moment you were born your family was there to raise and support you. Consequently by doing that, they helped mold your life. For example your parents are there to teach you right from wrong and in doing so they construct your sense of morals. These morals effect how you live your life. I know that this may all seem cheesy to be talking about but just look at all the people who are or have been in your life.
People come and go but either way they have an ever lasting affect in our lives. Ian Somerhalder is right, we would be no where without the people who came into our lives. So appreciate everyone who steps or stepped foot in your life because without them you would not be the person you are now.
Even if you want to be independent or self-reliant, it's unavoidable to be affected by the people that you come across - whoever they may be or will be to you. Humans are a social species and a lot of what we do is greatly affected by either a) what other people have inspired us to do or b) how our choices will influence the people around us. Of course, it's important to have a sense of individuality, but involving yourself in the rest of the world, allowing other cultures and philosophies and personalities to shape the way you view the world - that is definitely not a bad thing.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with you. I have always been a firm believe that people come into our lives for one reason or another-- to introduce us to something, to hurt us and allow us to grow, to make us happy, to lead us into another chapter of our lives. If we take a step back and put our lives together like a puzzle, one piece at a time, we will be able to see how one person was able to change our lives.
ReplyDeleteThat is so true! They make such an influence on our lives’; it basically makes us who we are today. Without family or friends, I don’t know what life would be like, I can’t even begin to imagine! I think they are both essential to our lives, and that everything has a reason for happening.
ReplyDeleteYEEESS I like the quote you chose. The people that have been in your life whether they have been family or friends makes for a better and happy life. I can't imagine anyone in the world trying to get through their life with no one by their side. There should always be someone who can support and stick it through with you each and every time, those are people that will never ever be forgotten. This post gave me a really good vibe about the world and life. Thank youu :)
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