There are some people that come into your life and they come in at the perfect time.
It was four years ago I walked into my new restaurant job and joined their banquet staff. My first day was rough, but a few days later, around the time I was trying to figure out how the coffee machine worked, I saw a girl around my age making a huge bowl of salad for an incoming party. It was my freshman year at SCSU, so when I heard her say that she went to school there, I became so excited that I was about to make a new friend: Tara Dempsey.
Tara Dempsey is essentially a bag bite-size Reeses: sweet and petite. If you were to ask someone if they knew her, their response would probably be "Oh, yes, Tara Dempsey, the girl who never stops smiling?" Tara never fails to bring joy into peoples' lives. She is the person I am glad I met.
Tara is a light worker—someone who feels a certain need and desire to help others in this world. I bet you all know one yourselves. With this label comes downfalls. By constantly serving others, they tend to forget about themselves and it becomes a burden. During these hard times, Tara and I would go to our spot, a little area by a lake.
There, we would sit and talk about life and what has been bothering us or what has been good lately. It was a place we felt free, invincible: a very great connection and bond. Tara and I have always kept this strong connection. The difference about us and other people is that one person doesn't hold the other one up more. Instead, it's an equal and perfect balance.
Some people come into your life and they make a difference. Tara has taught me what to value in myself. She makes me see things about myself I have never even thought to look at. She has taught me the true meaning of friendship and that people do eventually get what they deserve. I haven't been dealt the greatest cards in life, but it's nothing I would complain too much about. Tara has shown me that good things do happen to good people. And I don't think there are words to thank her enough for how much she has saved me.
If you have a friend (or anyone for that matter) that means this much to you, take time out of your day to let them know. People need reminders of how important they really are to you. Some of the smallest words have the biggest impacts.
