[acb-hsp] Don't know who wrote this, but...

[peter altschul]

People come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime.  
When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that 
person..
  When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to 
meet a need you have expressed.  They have come to assist you 
through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, 
To aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually.  They are 
there for the reason you need them to be.
  Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient 
time, this person will say or do something to bring the 
relationship to an end.  Sometimes they die.  Sometimes they walk 
away.  Sometimes they act up and force you to take a stand.  What 
we must realise is that our need has been met, our desire 
fulfilled, their work is done and now it is time to move on.
  Some people come into your life for a SEASON, because your turn 
has come to share, grow or learn.  They bring you an experience 
of peace or make you laugh.  They may teach you something you 
have never done.  They usually give you an unbelievable amount of 
joy.  Believe it, it is real.  But only for a season.
  LIFETIME relationships teach you lifetime lessons, things you 
must build upon in order to have a solid emotional foundation.  
Your job is to accept the lesson, love the person and put what 
you have learned to use in all other relationships and areas of 
your life.
  It is said that love is blind but friendship is clairvoyant.