No Strings Attached 2.0

I never realized that goodbyes would be that much harder than I thought.

Initially, I thought I've already passed through this phase, and that everything would be as easy as 1-2-3. I guess, I was wrong. The last time I had to leave people, I did not get the chance to say goodbye personally. I chose to do that, and it looked and felt a lot easier for me. I am not good in goodbyes. I remember back in High School, our section was bonded  for the whole 3-4 years, and I was also crying while we were singing our graduation hymn, "Through the Years", almost everyone was shedding a tear.

Is there such a thing as emotional investment?

If there is, I think I've been investing a lot with this team. I am not regretting in a way that it built and created the team, so to speak. I have to say, it did not take a lot of effort to merge all these people coming from 2-3 waves. I must admit, while I am trying to be fair and professional, some of them had carved in a niche than the others, maybe because those were the people, who were consistently there and that I became comfortable with. Recent additions in the team were the same, though there were additions that didn't make any impact to me. Oh well, that's fact of life, if I may say.

I guess because our experiences transcended that of the 4 corners of the office, and we were able to get to know each other, outside.

I am thinking, is it really okay to invest emotionally for something that you know won't last forever? Sometimes, it's better to leave first rather than be the one on the other side of the fence, being left out.

I don't want to elaborate things here. This is basically just a tip of the iceberg.
I know if that day comes, I am not sure how will I react. Let's leave it at that.