Goodbyes.

I just finished watching an inspiring episode of Ugly Betty – its such a shame they cancelled that show. On the surface, it appears to be about fashion and trivial matters (albeit with some lovable characters) but there are some key underlying messages hidden beneath all the drama.

This was an episode called ‘back in her place’, and leaves us with a truly thought provoking message on saying goodbye:

“I’ve had to say good-bye more times than I may have liked, but everyone can say that. And no matter how many times we have to do it – even if it’s for the greater good, it still stings. And although we will never forget what we’ve given up, we owe it to ourselves to keep moving forward. What we can’t do is live our lives afraid of the next good-bye because chances are they are not going to stop. The trick is to recognize when a good-bye can be a good thing – when it’s a chance to start again.”

Because, yes, there are times when saying goodbye can lead to good things – but that doesn’t make it any less painful. Just go to an airport terminal – just at the point where it says ‘only ticket holders beyond this point’. That area is always filled with painful goodbyes – tears flowing freely and hugs which never seem to last for long enough.

But take a trip to the other end of the airport, and its quite a different story. Faces filled with anticipation, hope and wonder. And that moment – when their loved one walks out from behind the double doors – is beautiful. Its like in that moment all problems are forgotten and all that exists is that person who you’ve waited so long to see.

I suppose the two are complete contrasts, yet they seem to go hand in hand. Without our painful goodbyes we can never have our joyous reunions that make you realise just how important something is. That old phrase seems to be true ‘ “You don’t know what you’ve got until its gone”. So mourn your goodbyes, but don’t let it hold you back from the rest of your life. Besides, without goodbyes we would never truly appreciate what we have, and would never get to experience the joy of coming together once again with the ones we love, with a whole understanding of just how much our loved ones mean to us.

And remember – no goodbye is forever. Not if you don’t want it to be.

I feel like crap >.<

Urgh. So really long flight last night. And I actually still came to school straight after we landed.
The guy at immigration tried to give me a hard time by being like…. you’re technically still underaged and so shouldn’t be travelling alone. Who is picking you up? blahblah. I was just like… seriously? Do you know how many times I’ve done this? I managed to survive a month in Tanzania I think I can cope with landing in Heathrow solo.

And I ahve so much work to do. And I just wanna sleep.
So things are pretty crap at the moment.
SO dreading this bio presentation.
I am a dreadful public speaker.