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Beginnings and Endings

Beginnings and Endings are two sides of the same coin

Vivek Srinivasan

Oct 17, 2023

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In languages across the world, there are words/expressions that mean both ‘Hi’ and ‘Bye’.

Ciao - Italian

Salut - French

Servus - Austrian German

Aloha - Hawai’i

Namaste - Hindi

Shalom - Hebrew

It does not matter where; which, or how old the culture is. Everyone without exception seems to have this built into their language.

I think part of the reason for this is that in every ending there lies a new beginning. Whether you see something as an end or a start reflects who you are. An optimist will look at what lies ahead and a pessimist will look backwards.

In the end, all you have is that moment in time and the attitude you bring to that present.