Goodbyes are not forever, goodbyes are not the end. They simply mean I’ll miss you, until we meet again. (Unknown)
We have to say farewell before we can meet again, and meeting again ,whether in moments, or after a lifetime, is certain for those who are friends. (Bach)
Life is full of good-byes. We move, switch jobs, end relationships, retire, and ultimately leave this world. If we are not left, we are the ones doing the leaving.
The fosterling-kittens left today to seek their fortunes. This is a group of happy extroverts and I have no doubt their adoptive homes will treasure them. But I will miss them, as I always do, and it made me think yet again of how many leavings we have in our lives, how many times we have to say good-bye, in so many different ways.
Saying goodbyes to our animal friends carries its own poignancy. One of my fantasies is that when I get ready to cross that “rainbow bridge,” waiting on the other side to meet me will be all those animals that I have loved.
How lucky I am to have something that makes saying good-bye so hard. (Winnie the Pooh, Milne)
You have been my friend. That in itself is a tremendous thing. (Charlotte’s Web, White)
Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened. (Dr. Seuss)
Why can’t we get all the people together in the world that we really like and then just stay together? I guess that wouldn’t’t work. Someone would leave. Someone always leaves. Then we would have to say goodbye. I hate goodbyes. I know what I need. I need more hellos. (Charlie Brown, Schultz)