Today I said yet another good-bye, this time to my violin teacher. She was not the first, and if I can predict anything about my life, she will not be the last. It's only a matter of weeks until I say good-bye to my family as well. After that my grandparents will be next. Sometimes I get completely overwhelmed not only at how often I use the word 'good-bye', but also how well I understand it's meaning. At the same time, strangely enough, good-bye has taught me how often I use 'hello.' This is one of the most wonderful words in any language: with this one little five-letter word, acquaintances are made, friendships are built, adventures begun, and in some ways, life is started. These two words work together - for if we did not know good-bye, hello would not taste so sweet. Both teach us to grow and appreciate life.
As usual, I have the lyrics from some song running through my head, and they seem quite appropriate just now. Hello, Hello! I don't know why you say 'good-bye', I say 'hello'. I leave you, reader, to figure out where they came from, and also to remember how fortunate you are to have these two little words.
"You say 'why' and I say 'I don't know'"
ReplyDeleteYou already stole the best lyrics from the song though, so I can't really dialogue it back to you.
Reminds me of flying across the ocean especially. The last thing you say is "goodbye," and then the next thing you say to people you know is "hello," but all the people on the one side are thinking is "goodbye" and the on the other "hello." The movers live in both worlds. Best of luck with your comings and goings.
Kelsey, I sympathize with you. I think your attitude is definitely helpful in transition; you realize that even though you're leaving behind such wonderful stuff, you're getting new good stuff as well. You said it in the best way I've ever heard this subject discussed.
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