Reason, season, or lifetime

I saw this on someone's page (Mr. E. Linsley) and it touches my heart and fits my life about now. So please share and enjoy.

People come into your path for a reason, season, or a lifetime. When you know which one it is,  you will know what to do with that person(s). 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 they are God sent 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 had been met, our desire fulfilled..... Their work is done! The prayer you sent up had now been answered and now it's time to move on.

Some people come into your life for a SEASON, because your turn has come to share, grow, and/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's real,  but only for a season.

LIFETIME relationships teach you lifetime lessons. Things you must build upon 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. Thank you for being a part of my life..... Whether you were a reason, season, or a lifetime. 

~Unknown author