it had recently dawned on me that i have lost (probably, permanently) a long lost friend. i thought i was going to see him someday and we'd talk about the things we found we had in common...

we're worlds apart now. and most probably, with no shared interest whatsoever. we've grown apart. and it pains me so to think of it.

i'd hate to think that this is goodbye. but it probably is.

fare thee well, [insert name here]...

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no me escriba cartas

As our oceans part by divine intercession and by our own resolve, we leave, with sweet sadness, the foams of disillusion which have clouded the waves – we finally see our destination clearly. And though we desperately try and cast our anchors to the bottom, we long to reach other shores. It is for the fulfillment of sirens’ prophecies that we keep our sails amast and our ships gliding through unreachable horizons. It is for the greater glory that we embark on a voyage of our own.

I shall not say goodbye. I shall not write letters. I shall not weep. And neither will you. For our destinies are not far from colliding under these comet-ladden skies. The world is round and the farther we go on opposite directions, the closer we become. We will never be estranged. We will never forget. We will stumble upon our own reminiscences as we conquer the world and its seas. As we grow apart, we shall both learn the value of time and we will acquire the wisdom of the ages.

Someday soon, our ships will rest upon the same coast. We shall meet again...

I shall not say goodbye. I shall not write letters. I shall not weep.

And neither will you...