As I listen to Crow making his morning rounds, I think on the wisdom he has to impart at each sunrise and throughout the day. I remember that he is always there, teaching the younger crows, helping his fellow creatures in the animal kindgom, and bringing wise messages to those of the human persuasion that have the 'ear' for Crow language.
Today the lesson is about relationships. The people and creatures we encounter. The way they enter our lives, the way they conduct themselves while walking beside us, the way they open the door and leave at the divergence of our paths.
We never know when we meet someone, which kind of traveller they will be to us. They may walk a short part of the path and bring us some help at a most opportune time in our lives. Then just as quickly as they have appeared, they are gone again. We are saddened but we accept.
They may come into our lives in a very auspicious way, at a time when we are just mildly immersed in our lives, picking the stepping stones we choose to step on next and perhaps watching for 'signs'.
They enter and impact us in such a way that we stop what we are doing and take note.
Something is different here, we say to ourselves. 
Curious and enamoured of the feeling they have brought us, we begin to walk a path with them.
They impart great wisdom and seem to know us better than we know ourselves. Just as we are getting to enjoy this walk , quite a bit as a matter of fact, they start to walk a little further from us and become a little quieter.
We understand then that this traveller was only with us to help us in some fashion and to remind us that who we are is someone to be loved and cared for, by the best friend that matters most, ourselves. Reluctantly we let go of the hand of this traveller and we continue on our ways, our paths diverge further and further apart.
In time we no longer hear what they are saying to us across the distance.
Some travellers lodge in our souls. They enter our lives through a synchronous event, one that we may not even notice the significance of at the time it occurs, and they stay in our lives forever.
We may part ways at times, but in our hearts we know that this is a 'forever' person.
And sure enough, after many years of being apart, we meet this person on the path again or they send us a shout across the landscape of 'beyond'.
Although these people are few and far between, they profoundly impact who we are and love us unconditionally throughout our meetings and partings.
They knew us when we were young. They know us still when we are nearing the end of the journey we walk on earth, and they stay beside us as the light grows dim.
I have learnt many lessons over the course of my lifetime.
The most valuable ones have been taught to me in a very painful way. It is nearing the time now where I understand , finally, the importance of 'forever' people and that the lessons they bring, although they may be taught with great pain , always result in exponentially greater pleasure during times in our lives when we most require them.
Crow is in another part of the city now, his voice echoes out across the tree-tops as I begin another day.
Edited on June 16th, 2008: This post is dedicated to my two 'forever friends', Carole Provenzale and Tom Braatz, who I met here at AR and wrote this post about one year ago.
©2007JoSmith
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Jo-Anne Smith, the author of this article, is a REALTOR® with Brekland Realty Group, Oakville, Ontario and welcomes your real estate inquiries. To contact her, visit www.oakville-burlingtonhomes.com
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