COMING TO A CONCLUSION
I was thinking last night of this moment at the end of “the Return of the King” and then found the clip online. It’s hard to put into words right now how I am feeling about the momentous moment I am in, but this does a good job of explaining how I am thinking of it.
The Lord of the Rings - the Grey Havens
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“I was for a while troubled with the haunting fear that if I handled the flower freely its bloom would fade—the sweet charm of freshness would leave it. I did not know then that it was no transitory blossom, but rather the radiant resemblance of one, cut in an indestructible gem.” — Charlotte Brontë
Goodbyes break our hearts, over and over. So sad for you and everyone who has to say goodbye today.