Art of Letting Go

If I ask you, why does a person have to leave? Is it hard for you? Some would answer yes and some no or maybe. Nevertheless, majority would say it is very hard, isn’t it? It is the fact because of some various reasons. Others would depart to work, study, migrate, or even because of death. Sounds horrible! I really have to admit that if someone leaves, it is very hard to accept the reality right away. It takes time to heal the pain especially when you are not that prepared to allow it to stay this way. I have two stories to share depending on the different causes of the situation and how they have overcome those difficulties.

When I was still in Grade 3, I used to have a best friend named Trisha (not her real name). She was her father’s pet. All the time she was thinking of her father and Trisha’s inspiration was also him. Because of him, she learned many things such as developing her talents, being responsible, becoming an honor student and many, many more.

The time came when she received a call from her home (because classes was still going on) saying that her father had a heart attack. She immediately rushed to the hospital with the permission from our teacher to leave. I really pitied her that’s why I wanted to go with Trisha but I can’t leave from school. When she reached the hospital, Trisha was hoping to see her father still alive. But it was too late. The doctor declared him deceased. She really was weeping so hard. Imagine, her father who loved her so much is now gone! Trisha told me that she can’t live without his father. I told her not to give up. Maybe the time has come that her father must return to God. She took the advised and together with some of the people around her, she strived herself to forget the terrible happening. You know, it really took Trisha a long, long time to recover. She have come to realize that his father is in good hands with God and even if he is gone he will still watch over her and will always be in her heart.

Another story I’m going to tell is about a mother, father and their two children. They have a very good life in terms of financial. However, the parents quarrel almost everyday. The mother had another man and the father was an alcoholic drinker. The children, Keith and Jane really don’t know what to do.

One day, their mother decided to leave them and live with the guy. Therefore, their father was the only one left to take care of them. Months passed, the father died due to heavy drinking. Keith and Jane cannot accept it. How will they live life if there is no one supporting them? So what he did was to accept the truth and they helped each other until they graduated from college. The two have realized that letting go someone is the beginning of another life.

The art of letting go is like setting a bird free so that it will have its own freedom. It is hard but take time to recover from the wound it brought to you. And you will realize that letting go is starting a new life.