Saying see you later, not good-bye

Like a lot of people, I don't like change.I mean, I love change. But I hate change. I like change when I want it. But when people I care about leave town and move across the country or world, well, I get kinda sad.Even when I don't see them that often.Tonight I went to a going-away party for one of my closest friends, who's moving to California. Thing is, with social media and stuffs, that's nothing. It's a three-hour time zone difference, and a five-hour flight. We won't see each other all that much less than when she was here in New York City.We had a period of time when we worked two blocks away from each other, and we would make lunch plans at the last minute. But since we started working further away from each other, we haven't seen each other much. Most of our communication has come via text message.So what's the big deal about moving away?Another friend moved to Seattle last year after living back in New York for a while. She'd been here, back in Minneapolis, back here, back in Minneapolis, and back here before moving out west (again). We didn't see each other often. So why did her move back west feel sad?Because I knew the chance that we'd see each other was less. But that's just selfish.We all have our lives, and we need to do what's best for ourselves. If that means leaving town, it means leaving town.Nothing is permanent.Photo via StockUnlimited