And I don't wanna miss a thing.

Days go by.
People live on.
But man, it really hurts sometimes to watch time go by.
You find yourself thinking, damn, what happened to us? All of us? We were unstoppable, we were inseparable, and we kicked some ass pretty hard together… and then…

What happened.

As I watch people- no, not people, but close friends- leave the nest, head off to college, and kick off their lives, I find my self really dreading the day that this will happen to me. I’m very much a person who enjoys friendships and relationships, and I can’t deal with people leaving. Honestly, ask anyone.
Unfortunately, I’ve gotten my fair share of goodbyes, as have most.

Hell, I witnessed [in a way] two seemingly inseparable friends split apart, and consistently see one [I'm not close to them, mind you, but get Facebook newsfeed updates quite frequently] completely disregard the fact that the other existed. Perhaps this disregarded friend thinks often about his ex-best friend; it's actually quite likely, but seeing both go on with their lives is strange.

[I'm also hoping that the person this is about didn't realize it was them, because I don't bring it up with them but I do know that it hurts for friend 2 to think about.]

However, after thinking about it, we shouldn’t be sad that people branch out and go on with their lives, but instead should be happy for the memories. If we kept all our friends, we would end up neglecting them all, if you consider it. Of course, people say this sort of thing as an inspirational message at graduations and going away parties and the what, but I’ve been very intimately exposed to this… a bit prematurely, in my opinion, because of all the lovely seniors I’ve come to adore with all my heart.

So it hurts to leave, but we have to keep going, because it’s all we can do. Be thankful for the happiness that people gave you, and be hopeful for future happiness due to new relationships and friendships.

So I guess to conclude, I'll say some inspirational finale that would make everyone cheer and cry and hug their mothers, and all that good stuff.
Whether you believe it or not is your own problem, but I sure as hell don't want to.

"There is no such thing as goodbye, only more opportunities to say hello."