Meant To Be

Message in a bottle:  Friends forever.

Fate is a fickle thing, bringing people into your life and removing them, sometimes when you least expect it.  I've had very close friends be there one day and gone the next.  It was gut-wrenching at the time and through the years, I've come to understand what lessons they were put in my life to teach me and why the friendships ended.  I've also come to hold onto my friendships with a little more care, responsibility and understanding.  Not all things are meant to last, but some do.

I think some romantic relationships work the same.  They make for great love stories.  The world works to keep them apart but the love they have for one another grows stronger, no matter the distance between them.  Fate, somehow, brings them together in the end. I know this happens in the real world, not just in stories.  However, for a writer, it makes for juicy content!  If you are in one of these types of relationships, hang in there.  Some day, things will work out the way they're meant to.