But this is never negative. Insight and consciousness can't be negative, it enriches your mind and heart energy. NOT knowing or willing to know is the real 'separation', the creation of your limited Ego way of looking. A life cycle is shown only by very specific events, one can't side-step. If you have one car, drive seldom, fluently and carefully and two breakdowns appear separated by 3.2 years, this is significant because it happens almost never.
Every event has to be interpreted with the whole in mind.
The same with persons that you don't see regularly. OK, so be it, have a nice day.