Why do we continue to try for people who have no desire to be a part of our lives? In life you meet people, you care about people, you become close with people and then you drift apart for one reason or another. Sometimes that drift leaves one or both of the individuals feeling like they are the only one that cares and willing to work to save things.

This is not your average sob story, because you have heard it a million times. This is your truth and your time after. People walk in and out, that is just, well, life. They are there and you create timeless memories. They fade away but the memories never do. I like to look at it this way: they had a purpose. They were brought into your life at a certain time for a reason and to ultimately teach you something. But, as quickly as they appeared, they also disappeared.

I have always been someone who fights to keep people in my life, but the truth is, that is not the way life is intended to go. Not everyone can stick around. You lose people and you have to know that you did everything to stop it from happening. You did all that you can do. You put up your fight and gave it your all, but they weren’t willing to stay or put forth the same effort. If they wanted to be part of your life, they would be.

In the back of your mind there is always a little hope that those individuals will realize what they left behind. You always hope that you left enough of an impact for them to think about an old memory every once in a while. People leave too often. It is easier to pack up and leave than it is to stay and weather the storm.

Friends or significant others come and go. You see which ones are the most important and who would do for you as you would do for them. There are some individuals you feel that you would walk around the world for, but they wouldn’t even hold a door for you. It is strange that we are completely aware of this, but are unable to shut it off. You left, but I still hope the best for you everyday. Some people just seem important enough to receive a second chance, and a third, and a fourth and a fifth. You think it could be different, but it won’t. Same old, same old.

So be a new you. Try to remember all the good and keep the memory of the happy things. Don’t dwell on the sad and the gone. When you think of the ones that left, divert the thoughts of leaving to the best time you ever had together. Be thankful for the time spent, not sad for the time lost. It meant something, remember that. You are worthy of remembrance and you are worthy of all people staying. Sometimes they are just too blind to see it.