robrod said:
Well, the time has come for me to say fairwell and wish you all the best with your applications.
I hope my experience and my letters from Vegreville posted in several threads in this forum will help you to know what's ahead of you all especially the newbies. Read them all, it's all there.
Since most of you are now receiving your AIPs, you are on the right path to become landed. I can't wait to be landed myself next month and move on with our life here.
I began wondering as my days passed in this forum if friendships could actually be possible to have from fellow members, and I have finally realized that it's unlikely since everybody is here for his/her own personal benefit, and naturally everybody keeps his/her distance. Human nature in modern times, no doubt.
I will be checking my inbox in case someone wants to send me a private message and then on November 1, I will delete my account (not that it actually gets deleted as I've tried that before, the information posted in here stays forever, I assume).
Like Black-Berry said: try to distract yourselves elsewhere, do other activities, hobbies or anything that will make your wait less painful. I was lucky to have come into this forum only about a month ago and found the info I was looking for pretty much right away thanks to other members' postings and it's what inspired me to share my own experiences with the whole process and more.
I will remain positive and give it for a fact that you all will get your PRs eventually too!.
Peace and patience,
Rob.
Rob, so happy you are to be landing and yet so sad you are leaving us, you have been an inspiration to all.
This is a great poem for everyone on here to read and is something we can all relate to, if you have heard it, it is nice to read again and if not ....enjoy.
To all friends, whatever the reason.
Reason, Season, or Lifetime
People come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime.
When you figure out which one it is,
you will know what to do for each person.
When someone is in your life for a REASON,
it is usually to meet a need you have expressed.
They have come to assist you through a difficulty;
to provide you with guidance and support;
to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually.
They may seem like a godsend, and they are.
They are there for the reason you need them to be.
Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time,
this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end.
Sometimes they die. Sometimes they walk away.
Sometimes they act up and force you to take a stand.
What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled; their work is done.
The prayer you sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on.
Some people come into your life for a SEASON,
because your turn has come to share, grow or learn.
They bring you an experience of peace or make you laugh.
They may teach you something you have never done.
They usually give you an unbelievable amount of joy.
Believe it. It is real. But only for a season.
LIFETIME relationships teach you lifetime lessons;
things you must build upon in order to have a solid emotional foundation.
Your job is to accept the lesson, love the person,
and put what you have learned to use in all other relationships and areas of your life.
It is said that love is blind but friendship is clairvoyant.
— Unknown
