After ten years of befriending and supporting a refugee family here from Africa, their daughter, now a young woman, took a momentous step in life. She has gone of to the USA where she earned herself a full scholarship to study. What a mighty effort!
I can ask all the questions about how she will fare. I can conjecture about her future success, achievements and fame. Still does any of that matter? What matters is that she got this far
Her leaving makes me think about life and relationships. In so many different ways, we connect and become attached to people. The bottom line is that, eventually, we all come and go. That is life. We all have our end.
However, before we reach the bottom line, so many of those featuring in our lives come and go, and some far too often or far too soon. Life is transitory. Along the way,
-I am thanked for some kindness towards another;
-I miss someone no longer there;
-I feel bewildered by the absence of friends;
-I just feel lost in transit;
-I am just thankful I am here and to be with someone.
Life is like that. They say it is the journey that matters, not the destination. And the journey is awesome, never dull, thanks to those with whom we share it. Crape diem!
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