Lovers and Gifts

Do you believe in destiny? That the universe works in some weird and wanderful way to bring you closer to somebody else, or that what is supposedly "meant to be" happens to you? I may sound pretentious but I have to say that yes, I do believe in this force called "destiny" or this concept of "meant to be." I especially believe in this term when it comes to meeting and befriending people. One of my best friends told me last night that I don't think I will actually forget. He told me that two different types of people enter your life; friends and gifts. Friends are those who come and go, who are there for the good times, who are there for a little while, but they make no real inprint within your life. You have a great laugh with them, but there is no real spiritual connections or bond that makes your relationship special. And then there are gifts, and you dont "receive" gifts very often. Gifts are those people who enter your life solemnly and chnage your life swiftly, most of them without any intention or notice. Gifts are those good people who make YOU a better person. Gifts are those people who make you think about how much you have chnaged, and how much of a better person you have become and because of such make a tear seep down from the inside of your eye onto your chin and land upon your pillow, eventually soaking it. Luckily, I have a few gifts in my life. I will keep them nameless but they know who they are. Actually, in retrospect I dont think i let people know adequately what they mean to me and the degree of impact they have on my life. There are 3 people in particular I can think of at the moment and I think straight after I read I am going to give them a call or hug them--hopefully they will read this so that they know why I just gave thema bear hug or told them I loved them.Well thats it, my lunchbreak is over, I gotta get back to work now.I hope what I have said will make you think twice about your friends and how much they really mean to you, because dont forget your are born into your family, but your friends are the family that you chose for yourself.