Many of us have lost someone, either by death or abandonment, it is often equally painful when we loved them, leaving us out of their life which we may have once been a great part of.  When someone leaves us, our instinct may be to wish we had never known them at all. Maybe they do not even leave us, as in physically abandoning us by distance, but by turning their back on us, or by betrayal. We certainly do not own one another though, we are all individual, humans, and not objects available for ownership by other human beings. We most often choose to make social acquaintance, be near, and love another.

In life people will always come and go. This does not mean we should abstain to love and care for any one else, even though they may leave us still. If you have someone who loves, cares for you, or many at that, you are truly blessed. Cherish, grasp the time you have with those you love and who are in your life now, for they may not always be there.

For those who have left me, family, friends; they've given me invaluable gifts: inspiration, memories, laughter, knowledge, and love. They left me with a piece of them, and I hope, I left them with a part of me, as well, so that, even if they are gone, we are connected still, touching from afar.

Has anyone ever left you? Have you ever had a close friend betray you or turn their back on? If you've ever been betrayed, were/are you bitter, did/do you seek revenge for the way they hurt you? Have you ever been the one to leave someone else? How do you justify leaving someone else, do you think in certain situations, it's OK?