When the student is ready, the teacher will appear.
~ Buddhist Proverb
Last fall, I left the life I had fallen into to follow the road I felt compelled to follow. In my first battle to adjust to this next chapter, one of my dear friends began offering my advice. A saying she kept repeating throughout our time together was this one. It will always remind me of the journey she helped me lead.
This spring, I became the teacher to new students. They have been my teachers for the lessons I needed to learn at the time as well.
People come into our life for many reasons. Sometimes, it is only a season, sometimes several, and if we are very blessed they stay in our lives forever. Although I don't see the many teachers who have taught me the most important lessons in life, I know that they are forever in my life. And, if our paths cross each other once again, I know that it is to learn a new lesson, share a new laugh, and have an old friend nearby.
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