Goodbye 21

Dear 21,

We have been together, u and I, for 365 days. When we started out, I had absolutely no clue of what was ahead. But now I have seen. You have come, and now it is time to go.

21,I experienced in you great joys. I made a true friend. Perhaps he is one of the best things that happened to me this year. The kind of friend that would stick by me through anything, make me laugh alot. He cherished times we spent together too much, and he placed me on a pedestal, which although was quite high, it still gave allowances for my weaknesses. Yes, I will remember you, 21, for that, because he is my friend, a breath of fresh air on a gloomy day.

In you 21, God answered my prayers. He heard the cry of this imperfect girl, and He paid attention to me. I finished from the University with a grade that I was awfully close to losing. I'm in law school in a campus I had already lost. But God...He was especially good to me.

I started discovering the path that my life may be taking. In you 21, i began to see plans forming in my head, goals emerging.

In you 21, i had love. The kind that some people never find in their lifetime. I found the kind of love that made me want to give my all, to put the welfare of another before mine. The kind of love that delights the body, amazes the mind, joins souls. The kind that words are inadequate to fully express.

In you 21, i found a training ground. A training that seemed more like suffering than anything else. I felt pain. That kind of pain that cannot really be explained, that others cannot fully understand. I felt sorrow that lasted, left me without sleep or appetite, with little zest for life. The kind that kept my head bowed low as I walked down the street, or made the sound of traffic more appealing than the sound of my own thoughts.

21. You showed me different sides of myself. You exposed my weakness, my humanity, my need. You wounded me, bruised me, tore me apart,and somehow, refused to let me go.

21, I cannot say that I am sad at your departure. It would seem that in quantity, the pain in you outweighed the joys. But in quality, you left me with scars and a million things to be grateful for.

Now, I have paid my dues. I have paid in sorrow, in tears, in sadness. I have struggled, fought, fallen, risen. I have paid my dues, and now it's time for me to move ahead.

21. I know I will never forget you. But I am glad we are to part ways. Thank you for the lessons, thank you. My once in a lifetime companion, I applaud you as you gracefully bow out.

Goodbye, 21.