After spending 5 awesome weeks travelling with my sister and then immediately after arriving back to have an "old" friend from South Africa out here to visit, made me appreciate the significant (and happy) role that shared history with people plays in our lives.
Who you are now is based on 3 things: Your past, your present & your envisioned future.
If your life were a tapestry, I suggest that the thread that the tapestry is woven from is your history. For example, the threads representing my sister and "old" friend have enriched the entire picture of my life with both texture and colour.
