Are You Someone That Leaves Footprints in Others Hearts?

Do we choose who walks in and changes our lives? Will we ever be able to expect it? The answer to these questions is “No”. “Some people come into our lives and quickly go. Some stay for a while, leave footprints on our hearts, and we are never, ever the same.”- Flavia Weedn

            In the story, "The Handsomest Drowned Man In The World" by Gabriel Marquez, the presence of the handsomest drowned man in the village changes everything! The man washed onto the shore of a sea where there was a small village. No one expected him to come, so no one knew where he was from. In life, none of us expect outstanding people to walk into our lives. God plans it all; most of the time it’s blessings. The handsomest drowned is dead, but he still was able to change the villagers lives forever through their imagination. The women of the village thought very highly of the man. He was unlike any other! He was given the name, Esteban, the “tallest, strongest, most virile, and best built man they had ever seen”. Just like in the story, in life, you don’t expect to meet someone that will make an impact on you so great. They’ll just be an ordinary person from the beginning; a blessing you haven’t realized you’ve received. Then again, people can also walk out of your life. It can be a lesson learned, or someone who just needed to be let go of.

            I sometimes wonder… Would I be where or who I am today if it wasn’t for certain people in my life? Do you ever wonder? People can come into our lives and we can have bad experiences with them. Obstacles are faced every day, some bigger than others. Some just involve people around us. There are people out in this world that change and become better people because of others; whether it has to do with making bad decisions, drugs, or saving someone from ending their life. God puts people in our lives at certain times for a reason.

            Meeting new people and letting go is just another part of life. It’s something we all must go through. Esteban came into the villagers’ lives, and he eventually had to go. There’s the good, the bad, the happy, and the sad.