Once I finally found this long searched answer I was able to connect in to the movie, Peter Pan, directed by PJ Hogan. In the movie the main character Peter Pan teaches all of us a life lesson on what to say when two people part ways, "Never say good-bye because good-bye means going away and going away means forgetting." Although Peter Pan is a a fictional cartoon character, we could all learn such a great lesson from him. I never want to forget my high school peers and all the memories we've created through the years so instead of saying good-bye, I'll say until next time. There is no reason why we should say good-bye and risk forgetting all the good, even some of the bad, things that have happened to us through the past four years. No longer will I ever say good-bye to someone because if I truly know them I'd never want to forget them. The future is full of possibilities, the past is full of memories, and the present is here for all of us to enjoy the time we have left together.
Sunday, February 10, 2013
Captured Thought: Saying Good-Bye
As high school comes to an end we all start to ponder how in the world will we say good-bye? I can't even imagine that in just four short months I will never see some of my classmates ever again. As I began scrolling through Facebook I looked back at pictures from middle school. After middle school graduation some of us had to say good-bye to dear friends as we parted separate ways to different high schools, but why does it seem more difficult to say good-bye in high school than in middle school? After laying in my bed for a couple minutes it finally hit me. We are all scared that after spending over four years together saying good-bye means forgetting each other forever.
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Hey Brittany! I completely agree with what you are writing about. We shouldn't say good-bye to people because that means forgetting them forever. I don't want to lose all the memories and moments I've had with them. I don't want to forget high school, but we have to leave and we have to split ways with lots of our classmates. But we still remember. Forgetting is unnecessary. If we want to remember something we don't say good-bye to them or it. We continue with our lives with them still in it. In our memories and thoughts. I also won't say good-bye to anyone anymore if I want to keep them in my life.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed reading your blog post Brittany! I look forward to reading more!
I agree with you about good-bye's. middle school was sad for me, I don't even want to begin imagining saying good-bye after high school. It gets annoying after awhile. Making friends, changing schools and then losing those friends. You don't even have to say good-bye, people leave on their own and never look back on the memories. Everybody should think more like you. People always say that they hated high school, yet a majority of those people would go back in a heart beat if they could. Going into college not regretting anything you have done will be a great advantage. The memories will help you realize that there are positives in high school.
ReplyDeleteBrittany, I thought this post was really interesting, because it is something that I have been thinking about recently as well. I think about the friends I have now, and who will stand the test of time, and it makes me sad that I most likely wont be able to keep in touch with everyone. I really liked that you brought up what Peter said, because it can really teaches all of us something when it comes to saying good-bye. I hope never truly say good bye to my friends that I have had here in high school, because that means I will never see them again.
ReplyDeleteBrittany, this post made me really upset. I loved what you said throughout the whole blog post, but it really got me thinking how far I have really gone with everybody in our class. I don't want to have to forget all of the memories I've made whether they were good or bad. All of the memories make you who you are and with saying good-bye comes forgetting most of the things we've done up to this point in our lives. Very well written, I loved this.
ReplyDeleteBrittany, I see you've gotten a lot of responses to this post- as you should!! This was a great post and it was very relate-able, I think about going away all the time and it scares me constantly. "Good-byes" always seem to make their way into my head and it always puts a damper on my day. Your post got me thinking of new ways to handle the hard good-byes and it shed a little light on the subject. I loved this a lot!
ReplyDeleteYay Brittany! I loved this post because that is exactly what I have done since the beginning of my blog. After each post I end with the words 'until next time' because I believe that saying good-bye would mean the end of that post, and that's not what I want! I want it to live on and continue with people that post comments and ponder the meaning of my words! you rocked this :)
ReplyDeleteWow! I completely agree. It is much harder to say goodbye in high school than in middle school. I believe one reason for this is in high school you become more of an adult. As an adult you are more mature and closer with your friends than in middle school. So saying goodbye to a really close friend you have known for at least four years is hard.
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