Good good-byes
Time is precious, I know that, but take for granted the brevity of my time here in Japan. This week marks the end of the first half of my academic year here, and that means around 25% of my cohort are leaving and returning back to their various corners of the world.
Four months is a flash of a film lens, but when you are spending your days and nights with a person, you quickly become invested in them, and depend on whatever influence they have over your fragile existence. I’ve said goodbye to people who I’ll miss dearly, and others who I won’t, but the overriding sentiment, and resolution is to try harder to foster relationships with people regardless of the knowledge that we will inevitably go our separate ways shortly. People are generally good. I honestly believe that, and need to put that ethos into practise more rapidly in the future.
To my friends in the air en route to Rhode Island, to Hawaii, to Paris, North Carolina and Georgia. Thank you for sharing a slice of your life with me, and for sharing a piece of mine.
