I hate goodbyes

Don't be dismayed at goodbyes. A farewell is necessary before you can meet again. And meeting again, after moments or lifetime, is certain for those who are friends. ~Richard Bach

I hate to say goodbye. Why these farewells are there? Its time to say goodbye to a dear colleague. We have been together for a quite a some time and we jel well. It was fun working with her and since we enjoyed each others company, we always used to try and find some reason to spend time with each other.

Now that she is going I remember all the old farewells. Like the one our school gave us when we passed our 10^th exam. Ours was a all girls school and we had a big group of 10 girls and on that particular day we all were so hopeful about our respective future, who will go to which stream, who would do what and the big question, little saddening though, when could we meet, would we be able to take our friendship to a further level?

Second was when we graduated. I was quite touchy, when I remember that day, I still get tears in my eyes. It was a big event with all the made up boys and well dress girls, all looking pretty in sarees and it was that surprise 'Best Student' award, which was given to the most notorious student, Mandar, who was the one who had warned all the girls that no one should cry on this day, and when this award was declared and when he was requested to share his thoughts on this with all of us, trust me he was choked and could not speak a word.

Third was when I completed my CS (Course of Company Secretary of ICSI), and my articleship training, our bosses had given us a farewell party, there were four of us, who had completed their course and training at the same time, we all were gifted with a Wrist Watch, I think it was with a hidden message that till now you were in our shadow and we protected you, from outside world, but now onwards, you will be on your own and hence "Please value TIME." If you learn to value the importance of time, you will achieve great heights in your career. Till this time, we were co-aricles and from this moment, we would become competitors. Frienship was turning into professional rivalry. We were all happy to be with each others, we helped each others in studies and were always there when a person was down. But it was going to different world outside and we had this strange feeling that how would it be when we will become professional competitors.............

One more farewell when my closed friend got married and was going to australia forever. I still remember the warmth of that tight hug. Her husband tried to crack a joke looking at our 'emotional drama' but we were least bothered about it. I felt most insecured as my closest friend was going away. She was going at a far distant land and it was really difficult for us to meet, even if we have a great desire to meet each other.

But, now when I look back, I realise one thing specifically, at all the above farewells, we all were very much insecure about our future, we always had this question, whether will we be able to keep connected with each other, will it be possible to bond with each other with the same intensity, will we be able give a shoulder to a friend in need of the same and will we be able to celebrate any joy of life together???

And now I realise, so far We have been successful in that, we still celebrate small joys of life together, we try and manage to meet each other and we still know exactly what is happening in each others life......... Yes we are always there for each other and we have the same intesity to meet each other.

Our frienship has passed the most difficult test of TIME :) :)

Goodbyes are not forever.

Goodbyes are not the end.

They simply mean I'll miss you

Until we meet again!