"Pain demands to be felt" - John Green

To the people who left,

Thank you, at first I thought about this letter and I thought this is my chance I can finally tell everyone off that left me behind, but I'm growing up and upon growing up I'm realizing things. Someone told me everyone is placed In your life for a reason a bit cliche right? Whether it's they are meant to teach you a certain lesson or to stick with you forever. So, to those who have left, I say thank you because despite the pain that it might have caused I have learned my lessons. You see growing up with a father like mine you tend to get some abandonment issues and well I was so afraid of getting close to anyone because I knew they would leave, but now I'm not so afraid anymore. No one likes to be hurt but you can't hide from it either and that's what people have taught me. I've met some pretty great people over the years, people who thought would stay with me forever and when they left I fell apart but that also doesn't mean I didn't have the time of my life. So what did I learn exactly well I learned that if I never gave it the chance if I was too scared to let someone become close to me I wouldn't have had such great memories. But I know what you're thinking but you still ended up getting hurt, yes I did but it was one hell of a ride. There is no one in my life that I wish I would've never met despite the bad memories of them leaving. Pain makes you stronger, pain makes you smarter. They're countless lessons that need to be taught and to the people that have left is the reason I learn them. I have no hate towards you and I hope you're doing good, thanks for all the lessons. but to the people that are coming to teach me more lessons, bring it on.

Sincerely,

Your Old Friend.