When someone is leaving a team or a group of people, there will be response like "Oh, thank you for your contribution all this while." and other words of appreciation.

Even if the contribution is very little, we still have to say we appreciate it, or at least, don't say that it is insignificant.

But there's someone from the debating team is leaving. Why don't I feel his departure is a significant loss? I so wish to say that:" Oh, ok. Thanks for being with us for the past two years (though for the last year your presence wasn't really felt)." But it sounds wrong, hence I refrain myself from saying it out loud. He's already half gone for all this while - does it make any difference now? No, it doesn't.

Seriously. When one's departure doesn't really put more burden unto another's shoulder, I wonder if it really matters anymore. When that someone walks out of my life, I wonder if I really care because for all this while, he doesn't really help much in sharing the burden either. Though I have to clarify he did turn up for a few occasions to help up, but...really...I don't care if he's leaving or staying - though remain transparent.

Call me mean. But really. I don't feel sad. I don't feel like I've lost a limb.

YES I DON'T THINK YOU'VE HELPED UP WITH THE TEAM SO IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU'RE LEAVING!


*relieve* It feels so good to be able to say this outloud. :D