Lessons

Everyone you meet

has something to teach you—

even the ones who stay a moment,

even the ones who leave too soon.

Some will show you kindness,

soft as sunlight on tired skin.

Some will show you strength,

quiet and unspoken,

the kind born from surviving.

Others will show you pain—

not to break you,

but to uncover the places

you still need to heal.

Some will teach you patience,

some will teach you boundaries,

and a few rare souls

will teach you love

in a way you never knew existed.

Every person is a chapter,

every encounter a line—

and whether you keep them

or let them go,

they shape you

in ways you won’t see

until later.

Everyone you meet

has something to teach you—

and sometimes

the lesson

is simply

who you’re becoming.