Farewells = Awakening calls
A dear friend just left for studies overseas not long ago and it made me realize how important it is to build relationships with people around you. It doesn't matter how busy you can get it's all about how you made effort to get to know someone, take the time to attend to them and most of all, spent a considerable amount of energy, sincerely caring for them. It could be 10-15mins that you might be spending time with the person but if given full concentration and focus, it's time well spent!
Being busy, always rushing... That's what cholerics (at least i think I'm one now) do. That's what I've been doing. That's what I dislike doing the most and yet it seems almost unavoidable that I'm rushing again to meet another dateline, another event, another client, another meeting...etc..
I am very proud of my then cg mber and now a dear friend who has taken the step of faith to follow God whole heartedly in His plans for him, moving on in life to further his studies. He has left indelible marks in my entire past 3 years of cg life.(i didnt realise it too..but now as I look back I realise the marks that U've left all these while..) And I honestly think that he has done such a great deal here and has placed in his very best..thus bringing him to the end of his season here and God leading him to move on to a new place, a new journey. Beginning a whole new colourful chapter of life. But watching him pack up this chapter of his life is indeed very sad.
I'm totally missing the road trips we had, late nite chats, discussions, the jap buffet...etc Trully loosing a good companion. Similar to loosing the main pillar in a house. Though I've not entirely got off all the emo-ness, yet it causes me to wonder, what will my own story be?
Right..i better stop here as I sense the presense of the strong emo side of me coming..lol..I dont want my whole day to be all emo-ing..I can be very filled up w emotions..
This is definitely going to be Your response when You are reading this...=P
"I know u are a human rach, very much human with a LOT of FEELINGS and EMOTIONS..lol"
I wanna thank YOU for everything...and to reply your much earlier email..."Yes I am savouring and giving thanks for every moment we have."...and dont forget
Phil 4:6-7.....=)
Being busy, always rushing... That's what cholerics (at least i think I'm one now) do. That's what I've been doing. That's what I dislike doing the most and yet it seems almost unavoidable that I'm rushing again to meet another dateline, another event, another client, another meeting...etc..
I am very proud of my then cg mber and now a dear friend who has taken the step of faith to follow God whole heartedly in His plans for him, moving on in life to further his studies. He has left indelible marks in my entire past 3 years of cg life.(i didnt realise it too..but now as I look back I realise the marks that U've left all these while..) And I honestly think that he has done such a great deal here and has placed in his very best..thus bringing him to the end of his season here and God leading him to move on to a new place, a new journey. Beginning a whole new colourful chapter of life. But watching him pack up this chapter of his life is indeed very sad.
I'm totally missing the road trips we had, late nite chats, discussions, the jap buffet...etc Trully loosing a good companion. Similar to loosing the main pillar in a house. Though I've not entirely got off all the emo-ness, yet it causes me to wonder, what will my own story be?
Right..i better stop here as I sense the presense of the strong emo side of me coming..lol..I dont want my whole day to be all emo-ing..I can be very filled up w emotions..
This is definitely going to be Your response when You are reading this...=P
"I know u are a human rach, very much human with a LOT of FEELINGS and EMOTIONS..lol"
I wanna thank YOU for everything...and to reply your much earlier email..."Yes I am savouring and giving thanks for every moment we have."...and dont forget
Phil 4:6-7.....=)
posted by Rachs at
10:30 AM
4 Comments:
but not to make small your loses, you sound as though he "died" when you say:
"The departure of a dear friend made me realize how important it is to build relationships with people around you"
what i am trying to say is that he is just going abroad for studies and will be back without you even noticing, so you don't really have to be sentimental.
anyway long time no see, catch you soon enough! bye
sorry, I presumed it's a HE*, maybe is SHE... whatever it's i stand corrected, bye.
My dear buddy...thanks for dropping by..knowing me well enuff for a full 8 weeks . dun tell me u dont know I'AM SENTIMENTAL!!sigh..how dissapointed i am w u now...lol
Besides, it's a post bout farewell my dear...oh but yes..I guess I did used a word that is easily misunderstood..so I shall take the advice from u my dear copy writer..and will change it to something that doesnt make it sound like 'he died'...LOL
Yea would love to catch up soon!=)
hey rach
departure may lead to sadness ..
but don't make u so so emo untill u can't stand up anymore ..
see the reason behind every departure u experienced .. prolly there is a significant reason behind it ..
so treasure the people who are close to you no matter where you are ..
well effort gotta be put in, especially in building & strengthening the long lastin friendship ..
so yea ..
don't be sad ade or emo..
just stand up and move on ..
there are heaps of ppl out there that you can leave footprints in their lives ..
so go for it ..
i guess i scribled quite a sum..will stop here ..
cheers
ruth
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