When we are young, we have many dreams about our lives in the future. The places we will travel, the people we will meet in our lives, and what types of careers we will participate in. These dreams fuel us when we are very young, but as we age, many of these beautiful thoughts of our imaginations leave us and they are replaced with the concrete ideas of others.
It is easy to dismiss all of these creations of our youthful imaginations as fantasy and foolishness, but that may be a mistake. Life is a one-stop-shop of experiences. What you choose to do with your time will define you and determine how much you enjoy this human experience. Life will help you remember the information needed to become who you were meant to be.
The People We Meet
Not every person you meet in life is there to help you find your purpose, but most of them are. People enter your life for a reason, and most often, it is to teach you one lesson or another. Our job is to pay attention to those lessons. Those sent to love us are the best because they teach us the value of
ourselves and how we can impact life. They enter your life and teach you how joyous life can be.
There are also the people who are sent to teach us the negative of life. Not everyone is going to love or even like you. That is OK. Usually, it has a lot more to do with them than it does with you. Your job is not to take it personally and to learn the lessons they teach. Often the address is what not to do in a particular situation. All people have a class, take a moment and, listen to it, see what you can learn. Their message may seem annoying or close-minded, but all interactions have a lesson. The lesson may be that you don’t want to be like them. But that is still a valuable lesson.
Events Are Teachers
Experiences come to us every day. Sometimes they are not what we want, but they are always what we need. We all set goals and dream of what we want our lives to be like. Sometimes we need to develop skills, knowledge, 
and wisdom to allow those things to happen. Life knows what you need to get where you want to go. Sometimes the experiences you need are not the most enjoyable, but they are the most valuable. Deal with all of your experiences from the standpoint of reality.
Accept them for what they are, positive, negative, or neutral, and learn what you can from them. It is one of the oldest sayings in the world, and things happen for a reason. They happen, and it is up to you to decide the cause. A value to you may differ from someone else, and your experience is unique. Evaluate each moment for the value you can get from it.
Places of Influence
A physical location is just a place. But some areas bring a new experience to your life, in the weather or the people and culture. With each unique site you visit, we all grow and develop greater wisdom about life. Each new place brings a new chapter to your story and a greater understanding of the world. Each new location influences 
your ideas and your emotions.
There are also places in our past that contain the magic of our lives. People who have long since departed this world still live in our memories, and the magic is for an instant, you are transported back to a time when those people of influence were still with you, and for just a moment, you feel that you can speak to them. It is essential to realize that these are just places, and the memory they bring has value.
Look at all the people, events, and places you have seen, and look for the lessons they sought to teach you. Take moments to evaluate all you have been exposed to and treasure the value. Use it all as you move forward toward accomplishing your goals and making your dreams a reality.
“Life doesn’t give you the people you want; it gives you the people you need: To love you, to hate you, to make you, to break you, and to make you the person you were meant to be.” Walt Whitman
