In and Out...

Today, unsure of the cause, I was thinking about how people come in and out of our lives. Some leave their marks, others leave none, and some don't ever leave at all. It makes me wonder why? What goes wrong, was our relationship supposed to end? Or were we meant to be friends forever? Friends forever is something I cannot comprehend. I feel like the only people who are in your life forever are your family. Family is forever, friends...eh not so much.
A customer at work, a professor at school, the guy you sit next to on a 45 minute flight... the people who leave their marks always seem to be the ones you know the least. Or maybe the most? I am fascinated by who people choose to be. How they choose to treat others...and how they choose to change, or not change.
Friendships are hard. Many come, and many go. Few stay. I've had my fair share of ended friendships...most of them due to betrayal. And I often think about those people, and I wonder where we would be today had certain things never happened, had we worked through our problems....then I think to myself, no. If they would jeopardize our friendship and not think twice about it, why would I want them in my life?
It is unfortunate to say that at this point in my life, I have chosen family over friends. That is, I no longer feel the need to surround myself with anyone other than my family. I know that no matter what they will be there for me in the hardest of times, and I cannot think of one "friend" I have ever had that I would feel confident about saying the same. You may be thinking Ive just had some pretty shitty friends, but I honestly think that there are few people on Earth who make good friends. Selfishness is a quality of mankind.
So without getting into the details, I am thankful for who I have in my life, as well as those who I do not.
So if you ever have a day, like mine today, where you just sit back and think about your life, I think you should consider the people that impact who you are, before making any life changing decisions.