There are good laughs and good tears and times appropriate for both, but a bad good-bye produces neither one or the other. A prolonged send off never really scratches either itch. It dilutes the sorrow by stretching it out and minimizes the mirth through meaningless, repetitive niceties. Kind things said too many times begin to feel forced and less kind -- a classic case of subtraction by addition. Grand send offs are not the product of over-extension, but simple separation submitted to the will of God and the good will of those departing for the times they were blessed to spend together. A good good-bye is a glorious and simple thing.
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