Until we meet again.. :)

"Goodbyes are only for those who love with their eyes. Because for those who love with heart and soul there is no such thing as separation." - Rumi

There are so many people who touch our lives knowingly and unknowingly. However, as we know it, not everyone stays and not everyone goes. Some stay and keep bumping into you whether you like it or not and some people meet you on paths you'd never cross again - where your hellos are your goodbyes.

They say everyone in your life has some role to play and vice versa. And once their role in your life is over they go away. There are some people you find difficult to let-go and some people you can't stand seem to be hang around for life.

I have had many people come and go in my life. At first I thought that I might not be able live without them and thus tried holding on, tightly. I later learnt that I could live without them and holding on to them is only making things more difficult. The void might exist for sometime and in some cases the void might be forever but we learn to live. I guess we are programmed that way. I am not talking about losing people because of death. I am only talking of people who we never connect with again - either by choice or because we never had a point of contact. I have really not lost anyone because of their demise, yet. But I feel letting go might comes close to it. There are two reasons why I believe I have had people walk away. One - I am brutally honest. I have come to a conclusion that it may not be a quality that people appreciate. They could be okay at first but later they when it really comes to themselves they will not like it. Beautification and aesthetics are extolled for a reason and honesty is right on the other extreme. Tact is a form of art which people some times need to learn and for it does not come naturally to them. I know, all I need to do is dip the honesty in thick Belgium chocolate and make it look like an offer that people cannot refuse :). Anyway,  and the second reason I believe is that maybe their role in my life is over now.

So when I think of people who are still there with me, I am thankful that they exist and complete my life but on the hindsight a thought that comes to my mind is that I must not take them for granted. People come and people go. But, this world is really a small place and that sometimes good-byes and hellos are not really at our discretion. Therefore, I have decided to say... until we meet again. :)