Graduation is a time to celebrate education, successes and friendships. Yet this graduation for me is a difficult and sobering experience. It marks the moment when everyone takes her path in life and jumps into new adventures individually. It marks a goodbye to the past I was part of and a hello to a future I will be absent from. What can be more difficult to accept than this reality?
A friend told me tonight she didn't understand why I was crying. She said I should be happy I got to meet all those people. But that is exactly my point. I can't help holding back the tears because of memories full of happiness and togetherness. Indeed, I am happy I got to have such classmates but I also understand the extent to which I will miss them.
Now they are off to a new beginning away from the college life that we shared. And I can only repeat the words of Mary McAleese, the President of Ireland, told at the Commencement speech today to the Class of 2009: "A good start is half the work. Enjoy the start of the other half."
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We'll miss you too, Maggie! I can't hold my tears back either, but I'm sure our paths will cross again one day :*
You are way too cute Maggie...Good we are still together for an year!:)xx
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Aw, Maggie. Does this mean you've decided to spare us the heartache by not graduating? :)
Thank you, Maggie:) We'll all surely meet again, in another interesting place, time and context:)
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