Goodbye Letter To A Friend

Sometimes saying Goodbye is not only the saddest thing you can do, it's the only thing.

My Dear Friend,

The saddest thing you can say to anyone is “goodbye,” but

sometimes in life, it is the only thing.

I’m writing you now, to say that very thing because I feel

the distance that has grown between us and the unspoken

words that we both have been keeping inside so as to not

truly hurt one another. I know people, aside from

ourselves, say and do things that influence how we feel or

treat others around us. People can be cruel and unthinking

at times. My life does not revolve around such people and

things, but it’s obvious to me now, that yours does.

Lately our differences have become more of an issue and I

guess our directions in life have changed so dramatically

that to continue as friends would only become more hurtful

to us both. I know you no longer wish to understand the

person I am inside. I sensed it by your silence. I spent

my whole life pretending to be someone else in order to

please others. I am very comfortable now being who I am

meant to be, that I will no longer put my own happiness

aside to pacify anyone else, not even you.

You have chosen your own path in life and I see now, it is

without me. You have made your choice and I now, make

mine. Our own paths no longer travel in the same direction

so our parting as friends has all but been decided.

I want to thank you, though, for the times we spent

together, the great talks, and those moments that only

friends can know. I also want to thank you for the

memories I will carry with me of all the happier times we

shared as friends. I rarely remember anything less. You

helped me grow as a person and enjoy the gift that is

friendship, even if only for this short time. I know

people come into your life for a reason and not all

remain, but in some ways, you will.

I guess we’ve actually been saying goodbye to each other

for some time now, but have both been reluctant to

actually say the words. So now the words have been said

and the time has come to put our friendship to rest. It is

far better to part as friends and go on with life, than to

continue on as we are, leading only to bitterness and hurt.

Take care, be well, and know life will always find a way

to help you through the saddest of times. I must leave you

now, but in no way, will I ever forget you. Good Luck and

God Bless!

Always, Bill

Author's Note

I wrote this a long time ago to someone I grew up with, a best friend, if you will. It was one of the hardest things I've ever done in my life.