Endings

Today is the day I end the 2nd sem, officially. It is finished. And as such, I feel like writing something. Anything actually, just to celebrate the liberation of my mind from the chains of Stat, Java, and the like. And seeing as this is the last day of 2nd sem for me, let me write something about endings.

Endings, as everyone knows, mark the completion of something. To end is to close what had been started, on purpose or not. And everything eventually ends, some sooner than later. Some endings are predestined in time, some vary. 2nd sem, for instance was destined to end this week, though it ended earlier for some(lucky people). And as endings serve as markers for the completion of something, there is a certain sense of loss in encountering an ending. But there is also another side to endings that few people ever consider. Endings pave the way for new beginnings.

When a chapter of a book ends, it marks the beginning of a new chapter. When an hour ends as the longhand reaches the twelvth mark, an new hour begins. In effect, when a cycle ends, being a cycle, it begins anew. So endings really aren't to be feared, though I do too, sometimes. Maybe it's because of the loss involved in an ending - the loss of what ended. But there will be a beginning, and another ending, and a new beginning after that. Endings and beginnings are two sides of the same coin. Time doesn't stop for anyone, so an ending will inevitably come. And are we to just sit here and wait for endless endings? No. That's what memories are for. As long as you remember what happened between the beginning and the ending, then endings shouldn't be as hard to get through.

So today a whole sem ends, as time dictated. But it will not really end as long as I remember. As long as I don't forget, the memories will not vanish with the closing season that brought them.

Hahaha! A fitting end indeed.