THE PRE- FAREWELL

This is the only time when you will have your last chance to reconcile on everything which weren’t settled before. To shout out everything which you kept inside for almost four years. The purpose of this is to prepare ourselves for the next step in our lives without regretting anything from the past. To reflect on ourselves if what do we really want to do with our lives, what course to take up after graduating high school.

Last March 24, 2007, 8:15 in the morning, everybody gathered in the Tan room. Everybody is excited but we need to have a briefing before going to that place. After the briefing, we had an activity called “positive stroking”. We were group in to two batches. The first batch formed a circle stayed quiet while eyes closed. And we the second batch stayed at the outside while waiting for the go signal. And so, we were told to quietly go inside and stood at the back of each person sitting again, waiting for the go signal. Go! We whispered the positive things that we like and appreciated on that person. Time is up! We have to transfer to the next person sitting and do the same thing until we have finished the whole circle. Some cried because they were touched by what the second batchers told them. I cried, even though I am from the second batch, I cried because I know that there will be no other chance for us to gather and be so happy, if that would happen again, maybe years from now. I cried because I am so sincere with the every single word I said. And so it is our turn to sit and to here positive words and be appreciated. I recognized every voice that whispered into my ear. Some made me cry, some were common and sincere, others are just so surprising. But on that activity, there are two persons who told me unexpected things. I will never forget what they said to me. She is a girl, she was the only one who told me “I love you xang” which surprised me. I was surprised because a while ago, I told her that I really appreciated her effort in helping us with everything and making us one of her priorities. And now she is telling me that she is also thankful because we have helped her to be a good person. I mean, I never thought that we have also helped her in that way. I thought it was just us who are always benefiting from her. The other one is still a girl, I laughed and cried by the words that she told me. A while ago, I thanked her because she was so caring last Friday, March 23, 2007. I was sicked by that time and she volunteered to get me a paracetamol in the faculty, she also gave me a massage. I was surprised by what she did to me. So that Saturday was my chance to tell her how much I appreciated her effort. And now she told me that I was one of who made her cry a while ago because she really did not expect that I have appreciated the effort that she did last Friday. I laughed while I hear those words and at the same time tears fell on my cheeks. After that activity she said “ilanga itagad oe”.

That may be a very simple activity but it made us realize that these batch mates of mine somehow made a very big difference in my life. They have influenced me in a way that I know that I am leading to the right way. Those unexpected lines from unexpected people will leave footprints in my life and never will be washed away by the rushing sea.