"People come into your life for a reason" great blog from Kristin

I got this email a few days ago and even sent it out...but something about tonight has got me into thinking about it. I truly believe that people's lives cross paths for a reason...even if you never met them before. Who knows, a person you cross paths with on the street could change the direction of the wind of what's to can happen into your life. Imagine yourself bumping into a stranger on the street, this takes you off your path of where you need to go...it delays you a few seconds. In a lifetime, a few seconds could add up to you being at the right place and the right time to meet the right people. I know this may be deep and yet 'unrealistic' to a certain extent, but bare the simple concept of thought with me.
Can you keep up with my thoughts? Will you understand my mind? Will you stimulate my brain to think? What's my purpose in YOUR life?
I started to think about the people that have come and gone in my life. I always wondered why did I meet that person if they were going to hurt me, irritate me, argue with me, hate on me, or be my friend but to leave me or for me to move away...but it all comes down to them molding the person I have come today. If someone isn't in my life any longer, it's because they have servce their purpose in my life whether it was a positive or negative experience. A person is a result of their experiences and how they decide to react to these situations. Every hardship, every arguement, every lost friend, every lost love, every laughter, every tear shed...is all for a purpose. We all have miltiple purposes, we just don't know when we have fulfilled those purposes because it could come directly or indirectly. I say...Learn from it. Grow from it.
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"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 may seem like a godsend and they are. 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 realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered 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."