Summary

The author reflects on the bittersweet experience of saying goodbye to a place and people they have come to love, acknowledging the personal growth and consciousness they have gained from their time there, while preparing to embark on a new journey of self-discovery and exploration of the world.

Abstract

The text is a contemplative piece where the author expresses the complex emotions associated with imminent departure from a familiar and cherished environment. After spending seven years in a place that has become their home, the author grapples with the finality of goodbyes and the uncertainty of whether they will ever return. They acknowledge the transformative power of the place and its inhabitants on their personal development, crediting it for shaping their current identity. The author reminisces about their journey from a self-conscious teenager to a more enlightened individual, recognizing the pain and beauty of love and its role in their growth. As they prepare to transition to a new phase of life, the author is eager to learn from new experiences and people, aiming to understand the world and themselves without preconceived notions. The text concludes with gratitude for the time spent and the lessons learned in the place they are leaving behind.

Opinions

The author values the experiences and relationships they have formed over the past seven years, considering them instrumental in their personal evolution.
Goodbyes are depicted as a necessary but difficult part of the journey, particularly when leaving behind something deeply loved.
The author believes in the interconnectedness of life and the importance of understanding oneself to better perceive and contribute to the world.
There is an appreciation for the temporary nature of life experiences and the importance of embracing change and new opportunities for growth.
The author expresses a sense of wonder and curiosity about the world, its vastness, and the diversity of

Before knowing you I was unconscious.

Yet this is one of the last times that I am taking a look at you.

It feels strange. In two more days I will be on the other side of this beautiful continent, in a completely different space and time, with completely different people whom I haven’t seen for a long time. Will I ever see you again?

Goodbyes are what we pay with for the freedom of traveling. There are plenty, and none is easy to say. How could they be? If I am leaving something that I love with all my heart how can I simply say:

See you later!

Will I ever?

See you at some point… Maybe? We’ll see…

It’s not that I don’t want to see you again, but I know that everything changes and is never the same again. I don’t know what will happen when I will be away. To both of us.

I get used to what is, but then something else grabs my attention and I look away for a moment. As I look back–what was is now gone. Circumstances change and it’s only me on my own again.

It’s good to be on my own. We all need time to process everything what happens and there is always so much life around. Just look up. We don’t look up often enough.

Goodbyes are never easy and you’ve been a wonderful company for the past seven years. Enough to feel you are my home. It’s with you that I became who I am now.

Before knowing you I was unconscious.

Before knowing you, I was conscious only of self-consciousness, as a teenage boy falling in love with beautiful girls who weren’t falling back in love with me–which I couldn’t understand, because I would give them all of myself.

Love is a hard process to learn. It rips our hearts, as we fall in love with people, places, things, parts of our skin and memories–which all inevitably change.

Everything is temporary and here I am about to leave you.

I’m moving to another chapter of life to discover who I am, what the world is and what there is in this world.

I’m going to discover geographical locations and people who live there and how they live and how they build connections between themselves. I’ll observe and learn how I can help and appreciate the differences between us.

I am genuinely interested in people and the world, because it is all so curious to me. How could you not be interested in the world which is so full of life and so full of beautiful things? The world with the sea, which is so vast and goes from one side to another one and then comes back to surround it all! The world where you look up and suddenly there is a whole sky above with the universe and the planets and the universes beyond the universes we can barely begin to imagine.

Everything is one. It’s just life. Life–which I perceive through the lens of me. I need to learn about what makes me me, so I can make good use of time, which I have so abundantly received. I need to study myself to learn about the world without alien filters.

Time to stand up and stretch my back. Time to move on.

Thank you for the time we have spent together.

Thank you for showing me everything that makes you you.