They Come and Go

On the path of life we pick up people along the way and then we sometimes let them go. 

This is almost inevitable as we travel distances and take on new challenges. We grow apart not only geographically but in mindset such that the created bridge is no longer one we cross. 

I sometimes think about how those overlaps have helped forge who I am; how their input influenced me and how my own energy left a mark on others. 

Those people may have taken us outside our comfort zone and served as lesson for the future. We retain what we admire in them and reject the things we are no longer able to accept. Maybe we didn't like ourselves when we were with them. 

We mourn their loss sometimes and then release each other to the winds. 

No experience in life is wasted which is the moral of the story. Those people helped convince us that ultimately we are our own best resource. 

We confirmed that no one can help us more than ourselves.