Sometimes people come into your life and you know right away that they  were meant to be there, to serve some sort of purpose, teach you a  lesson, or to help you figure out who you are or who you want to  become. You never know who these people may be - a roommate, a  neighbor, a professor, a friend, a lover, or even a complete stranger  - but when you lock eyes with them, you know at that very moment they  will affect your life in some profound way.

 Sometimes things happen to you that may seem horrible, painful, and  unfair at first, but in reflection you find that without overcoming  those obstacles you would have never realized your potential,  strength, willpower, or heart. Illness, injury, love, lost moments of  true greatness, and sheer stupidity all occur to test the limits of  your soul. Without these small tests, whatever they may be, life would  be like a smoothly paved straight flat road to nowhere. It would be  safe and comfortable, but dull and utterly pointless.

 The people you meet who affect your life, and the success and

 downfalls you experience, help to create who you are and who

you  become. Even the bad experiences can be learned from. In fact, they  are sometimes the most important ones. If someone loves you, give love  back to them in whatever way you can, not only because they love you,  but because in a way, they are teaching you to love and how to open  your heart and eyes to things.

 If someone hurts you, betrays you, or breaks your heart, forgive them,  for they have helped you learn about trust and the importance of being  cautious to whom you open your heart. Make every day count. Appreciate  every moment and take from those moments everything that you possibly  can for you may never be able to experience it again. Talk to people

 that you have never talked to before, and listen to what they have to  say.

 Let yourself fall in love, break free, and set your sights high. Hold  your head up because you have every right to. Tell yourself you are a  great individual and believe in yourself, for if you don't believe in  yourself, it will be hard for others to believe in you. You can make  anything you wish of your life. Create your own life and then go out  and live it with absolutely no regrets.

 And if you love someone tell them, for you never know what tomorrow  may have in store. Learn a lesson in life each day that you live!  Today is the tomorrow you were worried about yesterday. Was it worth  it?