We don’t possess anything. Our clothes, our house,
our car, our food, our money… these are put temporarily in our care but could
vanish in a minute. Even our children, our friends, our relatives, our body,
our health… nothing and nobody belong to us.
It is useless to become attached to people and
things because they will go away one day. Instead of clinging to them
desperately and depending on them for our happiness, we should see them as
visitors who came to stay with us for awhile. Visitors who we cherish and love
for what they are. Visitors who will go away leaving with us sweet memories of
good times enjoyed together.
Apegos
Nós não somos
donos de nada. Nossas roupas, nossa casa, nosso carro, nossa comida, nosso
dinheiro ... tudo isso foi colocado temporariamente aos nossos cuidados, mas
pode desaparecer num minuto. Mesmo os nossos filhos, nossos amigos, nossos
familiares, nosso corpo, nossa saúde ... nada e ninguém nos pertence.
É inútil se
apegar a qualquer coisa, porque tudo se vai um dia. Em vez de nos agarrar a pessoas
e bens materiais desesperadamente e fazer com que a nossa felicidade dependa
daquilo, devemos aceitá-los como visitantes que vieram para nos fazer companhia
por um certo período. Visitantes que apreciamos e amamos pelo que são. Visitantes
que irão embora deixando-nos com doces lembranças de bons tempos que passamos
juntos.
Your post reminded me of something I read years ago.
ReplyDeletePeople always come into your life for
a REASON, a SEASON, or a LIFETIME.
When you figure out which it is,
you know exactly what to do.
When someone is in your life for a REASON,
it is usually to meet a need
you have expressed
outwardly or inwardly.
They have come to assist you
through a difficulty,
or to provide you
with guidance and support,
to aid you physically,
emotionally,
or even spiritually.
They may seem like a godsend
to you, and they are.
They are there for a reason...
you need them to be.
Then, without any wrong doing
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 just walk away.
Sometimes they act up
or out 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 it is now time to move on.
When people come into your life
for a SEASON, it is because
your turn has come to share,
grow, or learn.
They may 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.
And like Spring turns to Summer
and Summer to Fall,
the season eventually ends.
LIFETIME relationships teach you
a lifetime of lessons;
those things you must build upon
in order to have
a solid emotional foundation.
Your job is to accept the lesson,
love the person/people (anyway);,
and put what you have learned
to use in all other relationships
and areas in your life.
It is said that love is blind
but friendship is clairvoyant.
Author Unknown
Hi Sharon,
ReplyDeleteVery true that people come to our lives for a reason, a season, or a lifetime. I had heard that say, but never read the full text. Thanks for sharing with us. Hugs,
Very simple truth!
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