Till we meet

I don't believe in random encounters.

We meet certain people in our lives for a reason, whether it be a reason to benefit us or perhaps them, there's still a reason.
And so I embark on my journey of self-exploration and realise that there are people from all walks of life who you start to mingle with: The pessimist, the go-getter, the selfish, the hopeful...and understandably, you also recognise changes in people you already know.

It made me wonder if the people you meet then influence you, perhaps mould you, into the person you are today.
One would like to think that through life experiences, lessons taught and learnt and the understanding of what's right and wrong...would ultimately define who we are. But surprisingly in most cases, that isn't so.

What continues to surprise me is when you think you've gotten to know yourself, realised who you are (who you are meant to be?)...something/someone will come along and put you off course. And hence you start the journey of self-discovery again, but only this time you know that little more of who you're not, who you'd like to be and the types of people you'd like to meet.

Perhaps in the end, who we finally meet is just...ourselves.