What compels you to say goodbye everytime you, or someone leaves the house?

That's because, that may very well be the last words you say to the person.


Very often we take things for granted. We take for granted that our families will be intact, that our parents will always be with us, our siblings most importantly, will never leave us, because it seems that they live just to torture us. Since saying 'Iloveyous' and hugs and kisses everyday isn't in our culture, a simple 'goodbye' or 'i'm back!' should then suffice. I used to leave the house without saying a word. My sis would say 'goodbye!' wherever she was. even when she's in the toilet, she'll scream a 'goodbye!' to me. I never thought much of it. until I asked her one day why that was necessary. She gave me an answer that I'll never forget. from then on, I try to always say 'goodbye!' when I leave the house, or when someone else leaves the house. One shouldn't live life with regrets.