How many people do you associate with that you do not really like? How many people do you spend time with simple because they serve a purpose in your life or that you must keep them around for any number of reasons?
 
I think in life, don’t we all think and believe that we should only associate with people that we like? Yet, take a few steps through the pathway of life and we all end up spending time with people who do not fit that criteria. People that we may not even like particularly, but we must keep them in our life?
 
For me, I know, there have been several people that have come to be a part of my life that I would often question, why are they here? Of course, there are many reasons and answers to that question, yet I allowed them to be here. Why?
 
Of course, there are situations like school or jobs or ??? where you must keep someone in your life that you do not really like. That’s just life, I guess? But then there are those others that are there because you allow them to be there but deep down inside you wish that was not the case.
 
I think that when you are young. …Young, prior to adulthood, the choice(s) of who you willingly allow into your life is easier. You like them, they are there. You don’t like them, they are gone. But, there are always a million variables in that conclusion and that decision.
 
Like I always say, life is defined by availability. Whereby, at least in this case, you can only choose from who you can choose from.  
 
Then, there is the other side of this issue. People that pursue you and pursue being a part of your life even though you constantly try to shew them away. I know in my life, I have experienced many examples of that.
 
Just like you pursuing someone—you trying to be a part of someone else’s life… Why you do that is all in your own mind. It is in your mind, but it may not be in theirs.
 
I guess what this all comes down to is, though you may wish for your life to be a certain way—though you may wish for it to be populated with a certain group of people, that may not turn out the way that you desire. And, if your pursuit of being in the life of those who don’t really want you there, what have you accomplished?
 
Life, and associations, and interactions, it is always a complicated subject. Complicated, particularly on the interpersonal level. I know I always try to be nice to everyone. I know I always try to be accepting of everyone.  I know I aways try to be understanding of everyone and their life motivations. But, at the end of the day, that mindset has, in many cases, hurt me more than it helped me.
 
So, this is all just a, ‘Keep it in mind,’ sort of idea.
 
Who are you with? Why are you with them? Or maybe better put, why are they with you?
 
Think about it. Be honest with yourself. You may be surprised at the answer.