Farewell

We part at the crossroads,

You leave with your joys and problems,

I with mine. Alone, I look down the road.

Each one must walk one’s own path.

People’s paths come together all too briefly when sharing friendship, but that  makes those times no less valuable. We must take advantage of support and sharing in a mutually beneficial way. Whenever we take from another, we should try to  give back something. This is fundamental. No one should lean on another person,  or expect another to carry them a long distance down the road. Friends should walk side by side for as long as their journey carries them, without becoming dependent  on one another.

There should be no obligation. If I can help someone do something, then I  should do so without any hesitation or expectation of reward or debt. If there is  something that I need to learn and my companion can show it to me, then I should  accept it in humility. No one “owns” knowledge. It should be freely shared.

Parting is inherent in all meeting. Nothing lasts forever. Transience is what  gives life poignancy. Every person is responsible for himself or herself. There is no  road to walk but your own.