Lessons in Life (standard:Inspirational stories, 1269 words)
Author: MarieGranados	Added: Nov 03 2002	Views/Reads: 4049/2366	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
What I've learned in life, and all the possibilities that are available if you open yourself up to them and to others.

Lessons in Life 

There comes a time in ones life where the realization that perfection in
ones life does not exist.  The possibility that we aren't perfect, 
never were perfect and never will be perfect becomes more clear and 
more evident then ever before. 

Where what we believe and the way we live no longer come hand in hand.
Our beliefs whether it be religious or otherwise, and what we actually 
do.   We do as we want, or at least in some ways seeming so, maybe out 
of a discrete curiosity to serve our own hunger, or because of a need 
to satisfy someone else's desires or dreams.  Where we see what we want 
and not what others want us to see. 

There comes a time in ones life where we must face the reality that we
are living life itself, and that life is not living us.  Our fate has 
not been predetermined, it is not set in stone.  We can at any time 
change the direction we lead ourselves, we can at any time decide which 
road to follow.  We become blind to these roads, head down them not 
knowing what is hiding beyond the curves.  Sometimes finding great 
things, other times finding things we'd rather keep hidden.  We find 
things out about ourselves we'd rather not, things we thought we were 
incapable of.  It comes down to it, that we are  not invisible from 
things great or small, good or bad, evil or kind. 

The importance of these roads leads us in many directions, teaching us
Life Lessons great and small.  These lessons help us to learn and 
without them, our realization if life would be much harder to help us 
in the next road.   The lesson, the triumph or mistake, there is 
something to be learnt from it, to be taken away from it.  Things do 
happen for a reason. 

We have the choice to dream, to believe and to believe in our dreams. 
At times it may seem hard to grasp that what we believe is right in 
front of us.  Yet at times it is even harder to hold on to what we 
have. 

Life is a journey that never ends.  It has no destination, no arrival
time and many stops along the way, each one giving us something to take 
along with us for the ride.  There are those that wait for us at each 
stop.  Those I believe that have been put there to serve a purpose.  
Not all these people are with us for the duration of our journey; some 
are there for short periods to teach us something specific, while 
others are there to help us through a trying time and to provide 
comfort in times of need.  These people; friends, teachers, loved ones, 
are there for a day, a week, a month. Some are there for longer, they 
become the ones we share our lives with, a best friend, a lover, 
someone who becomes a permanent part of our being, a part of our heart, 
and our soul.  They are the ones we gave a part of ourselves to.  They 
are there to give you life, bring you joy, and even bring you sorrow.  
They may stay with you or they may go their separate ways.  Because 
life is a journey and because it is ours to follow, because it leads us 
in many directions with new, different and exciting things to learn, 
explore and experience, it sometimes takes us away from these friends.  
As they find their own life, we find ourselves growing apart from them. 
 They do however leave that mark in our lives, in what we do and how we 
do it, how we see things, in our heart and in our soul, serving the 
purpose ultimately brought to them. 

We ourselves are brought here to serve a purpose, one that is unknown
till the right time comes.  As it is that we are brought here to serve 
a purpose it is also obvious that we are brought here to experience a 
wide range of emotions.  Happiness, sadness and most importantly of all 
LOVE.  With love coming from many different aspects in our life, 
whether it be family, friends or a lover, it in itself can bring a wide 
range of feelings that can come with it.  From the certain love of 
family, the feelings of friendship, the feeling of having someone to 
share all your most prized achievements, and accomplishments, you're 
deepest secrets and just someone to share special moments with.  
Although all these are the epitome of love the most sacred of all loves 
comes from that of a lover, one you can allow yourself to call a 
friend, to call family, feelings ranging from lust, romance and true 
feelings of everlasting love. 

Not all of us will find our true soul mate, if one does believe in such


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