Goodbyes

 
"No one ever says good-bye unless they want to see you again."
                                                                                  -John Green       

                                          

       GOODBYEs. For some, it could mean, an escape from a problem. Surrendering from a situation. A word used by people that couldn't face their fears and dragons. But for me, its like a sun amidst a storm. The sun hides not because it gives up on you, or because it decided to be concealed by the dark clouds. The sun is always there, hot and bright, but it appears to vanish because it just patiently waits for the cloud to pass by. Saying goodbye is somewhat just like that. There are things that you go away from, or you depart from because you just have to let it be. A goodbye is like a leaf of a tree growing high and away from the ground where it came from. A goodbye is a symbol of growth. Moving on from something bad or something good. Goodbyes are as wonderful as hellos. Actually, it could be even more meaningful than "hellos". You only say good-bye to something or someone when they are important for you. 

So today, January 01, 2018, I say good-bye to 2017. Not because I want to forget what happened that year, or because I want to move on from something. Actually, it is the other way around. I say good-bye to 2017 for being a wonderful year. For bringing amazing people into my life. For surprising me with different challenges. Good-bye to 2017. For bringing unforgettable experiences. Heartaches, excitements, faced dragons, and risks. One thing is for sure, I learned a lot from last year. I say good-bye to 2017, and I will always remember and will see you again to guide my present and my upcoming triumphs in life.

I say a goodbye like saying a goodbye to the bright sun of past that is momentarily enclosed by the upcoming clouds and darkness of future. Knowing that after the clouds pass by, you are still there to shine and guide me through the dark.  

I say goodbye like a young leaf departing away from the experiences of the past where it came from. But like a leaf depending on the nutrients from the ground, I will never fail to look back to help me move forward. As the leaf depart meters away from the ground, it grows stronger. I will grow stronger, stronger. stronger every day.

Goodbye.