Are you a firm believer that people come into your life for a reason?

I believe that everything is connected. Not in some mystical, ethereal way but nuts and bolts connected. The connections are complex. Often they are too complex to work out but not always. The mere nature of people you are connected with will cause them to meet others who will meet you. This despite their nature being quite different from your own. Even something as simple as gathering fire wood might cause you to pass through a certain town. This leads to you eating there using mechanics services there, buying clothes and thus meeting various people there. All because you prefer wood heat ,or like cooking on it or the sound of a fire helps you sleep. There are so many connections.