Sometimes people come into your life and you know right
away that they were meant to be there, to serve some sort
of purpose, teach you a lesson, or to help you figure out
who you are or who you want to become. You never know who
these people may be - a roommate, a neighbor, a professor,
a friend, a lover, or even a complete stranger - but when
you lock eyes with them, you know at that very moment they
will affect your life in some profound way. Sometimes
things happen to you that may seem horrible, painful, and
unfair at first, but in reflection you find that without
overcoming those obstacles you would have never realized
your potential, strength, willpower, or heart. Illness,