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Goodbyes [message #4237]

Tue, 03 September 2002 10:54

tim

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Location: UK, West of London in Ber...
Registered: February 2002
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It's odd. Soimetimes a "goodbye" is the hardest thing in the world. At other times it is a happy thing tinged with damp eyes.

At present I am facing saying farewell to a dear friend who has taught me much, and who says I have taught him something too. He leaves the "online world" on Saturday, and takes on a new life in a new city during the following few weeks.

In his life has been much trouble. To make up for it there is now much love in abundance. He is surrounded by it and is starting to see and accept it.

He is a young man I respected at once, and will miss deeply. But not "miss"in a selfish way. I will think of him and his new life, and send warm wishes to him and prayers for him, for he has suffered much and has a lot of the suffering to unwind and process and finally dump onto the scrapheap.

He has not been as physically fit as he would like. That is changing because he is working hard at it. He has not been as emotionally fit as he would like. He is working hard at that too.

My sweet friend, I will miss you. So will all who know you. But I will look at the stars and talk to you often

Re: Goodbyes [message #4244 is a reply to message #4237]

Tue, 03 September 2002 20:56

smith

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Registered: January 1970
Messages: 1095

I'm not very good at goodbye.

I wish you the best of all possible things and know that God will go with you as you make a new life for yourself. May your
days be filled with peace and your heart be filled with happiness.

{{Hugs}}
smith

Re: Goodbyes [message #4250 is a reply to message #4237]

Wed, 04 September 2002 01:53

rick

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Location: Canada
Registered: December 2002
Messages: 119

Hi guys , I hope you don't mind me posting here ..

I too would like to say good-bye to this special person ( Angel ) . Its been just over a year now that we became friends and I find it hard to believe that we will not be talking to each other anymore .. But I also know that you and I will always be friends , if not on here in our hearts .

So until we meet again ..I wish you all the happiness in the world and may God look out for you .. Thanks for everything ..

your friend ...Rick from Canada .

Re: Goodbyes [message #4253 is a reply to message #4237]

Wed, 04 September 2002 04:47

Steve

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Location: London, England
Registered: November 2006
Messages: 465

I agree with everything that Tim has written.

I too shall miss our regular online chats and his sweet personality. But I rejoice (truly, sincerely) in the new direction that his life is now going to take. He deserves only the very best that life can now offer him.

For me, it was typical of him that despite all the upheaval of moving, he remembered to send me a New Year's e-card. (Remember? How did he even know that this coming Saturday is the beginning of a new Jewish year?) So his portentious move is on the first day of the year for me. I offer him a blessing that we Jews often say on that day: "Let the old end with all its curses, let the new begin with all its blessings".

Good luck, dearest Neph, sweetest soul.

I'm confused [message #4268 is a reply to message #4250]

Thu, 05 September 2002 05:22

trevor

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Registered: November 2002
Messages: 732

I thought our friend was just offline for awhile, this isn't a permanent goodbye, is it?

BTW, Rick - I'm really glad to see you here, bud!

Re: Goodbyes [message #4270 is a reply to message #4253]

Thu, 05 September 2002 08:40

Guest

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I thank you all for the lovely thoughts and the heart felt bye byes. I have loved being on the net and look forward to coming back at some time in the Future. Tim, I love you and You are so grand to me and my family. Smile

Thanks again to all my friends here and around. See you soon?

Hope I'm not too late... [message #4271 is a reply to message #4270]

Thu, 05 September 2002 09:31

lenny

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Location: Far Away
Registered: March 2002
Messages: 1755

Are you the Neph that is the author of the 'Serving the God' story? It would seem so, as there aren't too many Nephs out there... Smile

Just wanted to say, I read it, and I LOVED it... What a sweet story! Should have sent you an email, but it didn't happen. Sad

Sorry about that, and I hope I'm not too late.

-Lenny

"But he that hath the steerage of my course,
direct my sail."
-William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, Act One, Scene IV

Different use of "neph" [message #4273 is a reply to message #4271]

Thu, 05 September 2002 14:45

tim

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This Neph is not the Neph that wrote the story. In this case Neph is short for Nephew, not for Nepher

Re: I'm confused [message #4274 is a reply to message #4268]

Thu, 05 September 2002 16:17

rick

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Location: Canada
Registered: December 2002
Messages: 119

Hi there Trevor ...and you are right ... this is not a permanent goodbye , hell its not even a goodbye because if we keep him in ours heart he will always be with us .. and I know for sure he will keep us in his heart ..so until we meet again my friend take care ..

Thanks, friend. You are so right! [message #4277 is a reply to message #4274]

Fri, 06 September 2002 03:07

trevor

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Registered: November 2002
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