Ending

They say the hardest part is starting something new, but lately I realize that coming to an end is just as difficult. Many things happened without us knowing that something is actually beginning, we enjoy it, we cherish it, and we think it would last. But not all happy beginnings last. Most need to end, and often we see the ending coming.

This is not just true for relationships, but for almost everything we do in life. We start a journey and we look forward to the encounters we’ll make. But soon after that, we have to finish the journey, and although we do not want it to end, we have to.

The biggest struggle perhaps is starting something new with so much enthusiasm, only to lose that level of excitement towards the end. With the challenges presented, we tend to retreat, asking ourselves why we are there in the first place. I guess the enemy of doing something and having the strength to finish what we have started is forgetting our purpose. Why we’re there in the first place. We start with a clear vision of what we want but towards the end, we ask if it is all worth it.

I guess one of the very reasons why many of us stop the journey is because of fear of failure. What if all our efforts will go down the drain? But isn’t that what happens when we give up before even trying to finish. When we accept failure even before completing the battle, aren’t we accepting defeat without giving a fight?

Ending is not something we should dread, it is something we need to look forward to. This is because all endings mean we have completed something worthwhile and they present a promise of a new beginning.