Goodbye, I Hope We Meet Again
One moment can change your life.
Thank you.
You won’t know this, but you were the angel that came into my life when I needed it most.
I had everything I could have wanted, yet still found myself struggling.
Uncertain, confused, hopeful.
You were the catalyst the world served me up in a moment of need.
Sometimes you don’t get what you want but what you need. Only hindsight reveals.
Angels aren’t sitting on clouds, in long white gowns with halos.
They’re walking the earth, in denim and t-shirts, with endearing imperfections.
Just as the devil resides on earth, too.
You made me think more deeply.
You were unassuming yet strong.
Confident yet humble.
You had a way of getting across a poignant reminder about life, without trying to.
You reminded me often of what a good relationship is.
Friendship. Romance. Connection.
Words are empty without embodiment. In a noisy, opinionated world, I got the pleasure of your quiet wisdom.
I can love better today because of you. I’m stronger, I hope.
You called me out on my weaknesses, by making me aware of what I couldn’t see. Yet you told me nothing.
You influenced me to be a better person.
I felt your infectious energy from the moment I saw you. I was drawn to you, in a way I’ve rarely felt with others. It was in your eyes.
Meeting you was a reminder of how rare connection is.
In a life of paradoxes, we are as connected as we are lonely.
No one understands us fully.
You don’t get me, nor I you. Not in a way we long for.
Nor anyone else, anyone else.
And yet, I felt like you understood the un-understood part of me. You saw me.
Maybe you couldn’t relate. I couldn’t tell.
And that alone gave me the permission for the quieter parts of me to come alive.
Is that what true listening is?
You challenged me to think deeper, to be better, and to keep my eyes on what matters.
I can’t possibly imagine the ripple effect this will have on my life. That you will have.
Maybe people do come into your life for a reason.
Maybe that’s a comforting lie we tell ourselves.
Why was I there at that exact moment when the odds were so impossible?
It’s because of you my eyes are open that little bit more.
Connection is beautiful and powerful as it is rare.
You’re now a cherished memory.
And I hope you remember me with a fraction of the fondness with which I remember you.
Thank you for the wisdom in our short encounter.
You changed the course of my life forever.
Few things are more powerful than words, and yours stick with me.
But not as much as your warmth.
People soon forget what you say but never forget how you made them feel.
Goodbye, my friend.
I hope I get to see you again one day.
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