crossings

sometimes i ponder and wonder on chance meetings and unexpected encounters. i believe that certain people that we come across have certain "missions" in our lives or vice versa. i have met a number of people who had made a great difference in my life. i have always been counting my blessings of having met such people whom i have learnt a number of significant things from. without their influences and contributions of their rich experiences in life, i would not have become who i am today. i continually cherish my learnings and enjoy this voyage to the destined encounters with these "masters of wisdom" and mentors of great talent.

i can only thank God for letting me meet these great personalities with great minds and kindred hearts.

but i guess not all learnings are from people who continually share their knowledge, generosity, or blessings unceasingly. sometimes the people who hurt us the most are the "necessary evils" who had to come our way to make us into stronger, more determined, and more appreciative people.

among the people who have hurt me the most are a couple of close relatives (everybody in this world seem to have their share of this kind of angst), a few trusted friends, some men i loved, and a few "bullies" in the school and in the workplace. i guess i am not the only person who has a fair share of these kinds of experience. all the pain they caused me in the past...all the tears and insults they inflicted...have all faded away into a memory. these people had unknowingly transformed me into a person of valor, deep strength, and willful character. i can only thank them.

unfortunately, a few of these people still wreck havoc to others. i can only continue praying for their minds to be enlightened.