OF THANK YOU AND GOODBYE
As days of my exit in the service draw near, the fangs of separation blues begin to set in. I start to miss the people whom I made memories with in almost four decades of hustling and bustling with daily work. Memories of experiences dealing with students who have become part of my life went flashing in my mind. A painful reminiscent of episodes and images of people who brought tears to my eyes and scarred my heart came like reels in a movie. I tend to be emotional and nostalgic with the kind of life I have to leave, but I do not like to cleave on such feeling because this is just another chapter in life and a forthcoming episode is about to begin in my drama of life. Yes, I CAN’T SIMPLY SHAKE OFF MEMORIES. This is going to be my second getting over a separation, one after my husband’s passing away and now an exit from the service. Life has its share of change and man has his own mechanism of living and coping with change. I am about to begin another episode in my journey to life; t