Farewells, goodbyes.

Farewells and goodbyes.

I am terrible at handling such topics. Recently a card was left on my table, so that I could write a farewell message for the person who is leaving. I stared hard at whatever white space is left, and thought about what the heck I could squeeze in that little space.

Could all the emotions and memories that I have with said person, be summarized into a short well-wishing note constrained by 5cm X 4 cm? I carefully look through other messages, they all looked very very…similar. 10 years down the road, she might just pull out the card and wonder who are all these strangers people, and tries very hard to match the name to the blurred faces in her memory.

I think this is the reason why people hate farewells with generic folks. They don’t know how to react to it, and it is very very hard to have a face that says a mixture of touched/surprised (if you can handle that well, GOOD TIME TO GO ACT IN A DRAMA SERIES! WE NEED GOOD ACTORS DAMMIT). Farewells and goodbyes should be left with people that you are close with, with people who feel genuinely sad that you are leaving.

I digress.

再见 ，不久以后再见！