We have a choice in putting together the narrative of who we are, and who we become. We can pick which of the events we connect with, what we conclude about them, and then weave and reweave them into our story. As my story changes with the retelling, I find that it changes me. I become different because of how I see the story.
Each time we tell our life story we choose the events that connect. We do just that putting together the narrative of who we are in our own life story.
The narrative includes our experiences and those we have known. A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies, and all those lives have influence on us.
A poem by an unknown author suggests that, "Some people come into our lives for a reason, some for a season, and some for a lifetime.” Some feel God sends the people that are needed. Others who may come bring challenges and darkness