Farewell is an Ending for the Host but New Beginning for the Guest Who is Leaving.

 Farewell is an Ending for the Host but New Beginning for the Guest Who is Leaving. 

Departure after being together for so long is natural. Nothing can stay together for so long. Everything has to go away from something or someone we get attached to. It is totally natural. But the culture of bidding farewell is so sweet gesture practiced in every group, organization, institution, agency and etc to offer warm wishes and prayers to the person who is leaving that place. 

Sending person with happiness in heart, motivation in action and peacefulness in soul is crucial. Journey of success doesn't end with farewell in one place but it starts again with notes of farewell in other new place.  So,  whenever you bid farewell to someone, be it sweeper, be it wet cleaner, be it security guard, be it CEO,  be it minister, treat them equal when it comes to bidding farewell. The food doesn't matter, the drinks doesn't matter, the gifts doesn't matter to a person who is leaving but the WAY YOU TREAT THAT PERSON DURING FAREWELL MATTERS FOR THE ENTIRE OF HER LIFE. 

"Once there was a Teacher working in one of the private schools for almost more than one year. She resigned from there to follow her dreams of doing better in life. Her school had prepared farewell for her. She was so excited to receive grand farewell from her school. She prepared a speech for whole night to express her gratefulness to the school. She wanted to thank individually for supporting her the entire of one year and few months.

On Saturday during her last stay in the school, she was informed of having  Farewell in the school. The classes were going on as usual. She was invited by the students for farewell. They gave her a grand farewell. She was deeply touched by the gesture and gratitude displayed by the students. She thanked them heartily. 

Finally,  she was called in the staffroom during interval. She knew that she was being called for Farewell. As soon as she entered the staff room,  she was astonished to see all of them having tea and snacks. At once, her excitement for farewell drowned in sadness.The shamefulness abashed her on her face. She could neither go back to classroom nor she could enter the staffroom happily. 

However, she wore fake smile on her face and quietly went to her seat and sat there. The sweeper aunt brought her a cup of tea and snacks for her. She instantly rejected and told her, "I don't drink tea. Thank you." She sat there listening to their conversation and watched them enjoying. No one cared her presence , though she is the one who is leaving the school. Suddenly, Principal stood up from his chair and gained attention of all the staffs. He said few reasons of why she is leaving that school.And finally,  concluded with the lines, "I will give 2 minutes for you to say something to us before you leave this school."

The last line shattered her into pieces. Her face blushed with embarrassment. Her heart raced so fast. She felt like she is not even worth of teaching one period in that school. She felt like she was given time as if she is performing extempore speech. She silently strengthened her mind, " You have to be strong. Today is your last day in the school. You should accept all their mistreatment as a gift. You should not show your frustration now. You have to be normal."

With those words, she stood up slowly and said, "Thank you for everything.I am leaving this school to follow my dreams. Thank you. "Principal gave her 2 minutes but she didn't take even few seconds to complete her speech. She had prepared pages of speech to school,  principal and all her colleagues but she could not speak even few words. 

After that, she was given gifts but that gifts didn't make her happy at all. Her dignity was drained out. Her stay in that school was worthless for them. Her contributions to the school was meaningless. She was not even considered important of being a beggar. She was treated badly than that of beggar. 

Students she had taught for a month treated her with grand farewell than the school she had served for 1 year 3 months. Students do have innocent heart who will be grateful for a little thing we do but the hearts of adult are corrupted, prejudiced and perverted always. Only if you are wealthy, only if you are attractive, only if you are from higher status, people will genuinely care your emotions. But if you lack all those aforementioned qualities, your emotions, your feelings,  your thoughts are never given any importance.

Still today she is not able to forget THAT FAREWELL. Whenever she gets farewell from anywhere,  her heart gets filled with fear that she would be treated that way. She started fearing for Farewell. She is still afraid of farewell. Though she may be deficient with wisdom, though she may be deprived of intelligence, though she may  be destitute of experiences yet she has a heart to be grateful. She has a heart of empathy. She would heartily expect to treat her like how you want to be treated. Because, no human beings want to be disgraced. No human beings want to be mistreated. No human beings want others to treat them worst. Despite of having ranges of professional status, everyone wants to be treated with respect, ethics and morality. 

Therefore, whenever you bid farewell to anyone from any agency, always bid them with how you wanted to be treated in that situation. You may be Chief,  you may be wealthy, you may be professionally standard, you may be physically attractive, you may be socially famous, you may be prestigious Leader, but if you treat someone lowly in Farewell, you are not better than high school student who knows how to be grateful. Your social status will only define you for few months, few years,  few decades,  but your heart of humility defines your existence. However, your social dignity and image may be highly standard, but if you are not able to treat people in lower status with dignity, you are worthless to the eyes of every observer.

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