Everybody needs that one person that takes you to the right

Hear the words of Christina Aguilera, who has known both the fire of trial and the light of triumph: “Everybody needs that one person that takes you to the right place to see all the positives in your life.” These words are not spoken lightly, but with the weight of lived truth. For no soul journeys alone, and no spirit climbs to its highest peak without a companion to lift it when the shadows are too heavy. That one person, be it a friend, a mentor, or a guide, becomes the mirror through which we learn to see not only our struggles but the hidden positives that lie within them.

To find such a person is to find a treasure beyond gold. For when the heart is weary, vision is clouded, and the soul is drowning in doubt, it is they who remind us of our worth. They do not create the positives in our life—those were always there—but they reveal them, much like the sun reveals mountains that were hidden in the night. Their presence is like a torch in the dark, showing us that despair is not the whole truth, and that even in the hardest season, beauty remains.

The ancients knew this sacred bond well. Socrates had Plato, who carried his master’s wisdom into generations beyond. The disciples of the Buddha found light not only in his teaching but in the fellowship of one another, each reminding the other of the path when they strayed. In every culture, the idea of a guide, a companion, or a guardian recurs, for humanity has always understood that we are lifted higher not alone, but together.

History, too, offers shining examples. Consider Helen Keller, blind and deaf from early childhood, locked in a world of silence and shadow. Without the help of her teacher Anne Sullivan, she might have lived in darkness forever. But Sullivan became that one person who showed her the positives of her own life—her mind, her resilience, her capacity to learn and inspire. Because of that sacred companionship, Helen rose to greatness, proving that even the most limited beginnings can lead to boundless influence when one soul helps another to see.

Yet Aguilera’s words also carry a challenge: we must not only seek that one person, but we must strive to be that person for others. Each of us has the power to guide, to encourage, to reveal the unseen light in someone else’s life. Sometimes it requires nothing more than listening with compassion, reminding another of their strengths, or simply walking beside them in their struggles. To live this way is to become part of the great chain of light that stretches across time, one soul kindling another.

The lesson for us is clear: never underestimate the importance of companionship. In your journey, seek those who uplift you, who remind you of the positives, who call you back to hope when you drift toward despair. And likewise, live with open eyes and open heart, for someone near you may be in need of your hand, your voice, your reminder of the good that still dwells in them. The bond of mutual guidance is what keeps the human spirit alive through the darkest nights.

Practical steps flow from this wisdom. Cultivate relationships with those who see the best in you, and give thanks for them often. When life feels heavy, do not isolate yourself—reach for the one who lifts you. Likewise, when others falter, offer encouragement, not judgment. Speak words that remind them of their strengths, and show them the beauty they have forgotten to see. In this way, you fulfill both halves of Aguilera’s truth: being lifted, and lifting others.

So remember her counsel: “Everybody needs that one person that takes you to the right place to see all the positives in your life.” Cherish the ones who fill this role for you, and strive to embody it for others. For in this sacred exchange, despair is transformed into hope, isolation into connection, and ordinary lives into legacies of light. This is the way of the wise, the eternal rhythm of giving and receiving, of guiding and being guided, by which humanity endures.