Sometimes we talk to certain people and think nothing about a potential relationship.

At first, we think that they are simply there – existing.

We don’t think that they will be the next person to sit with you during lunch,

Or that they will be the next person to engage in a long, personal relationship with you,

Or that they will be the next person who remembers your birthday and celebrates it with you.

Or that they will be the next person who notices that you’re feeling down,

So what they do is give you a warm hug that resembles a powerful shield-

A shield that takes you to the calm and soothing oceans, under the sun, and with your arms outstretched on the sand.

That’s it.

These are the people you should remember.

They are the ones that were placed in your life for a reason – a good one.

Congratulations! You have won a real prize.

The prize: meaningful life lessons.

Yes, perhaps these people were placed in your life to benefit you or comfort you in some way,

But, life is a lot more complex in its meaning,

Which is why nobody really knows what the meaning of life is.

During that time you are forming a friendship, you are learning a thing or two about that person.

This learning process can be direct or indirect.

Friends are permanent in that way.

These lessons will stick with you.

These people are important. They are significant.

They are inevitably the lessons you learn in life.