closure

If i have to pick one recurring theme of the past year, that theme would have to be "closure". The end of a saga, the conclusion of a book. I see closure all around me and perhaps it is a sign that this chapter of my life needs closure too. I have always thought of my life as a movie, with an unseen audience following my every move. Hence it is only fitting that part 3 ends properly before the sequel is released. In this final scene, i am walking through my library and i stop in front of a table strewn with book. I start to pull books from it and flip through. The pages come alive with memories, words become moving pictures.
Then i move each book to an intricately carved bookshelf

So how is life showing me closure? I shall begin with what is most important: people around me. I shall begin with my big bro (you know who you are) as i "The Silent Solo"
Bro, you are a talented musician, always have been. But i never did anything to nurture that side of you. For years, you played your beautiful solo ballad and all i could do was listen. Physical Age be damned, You are everything i always wanted in a bigger brother; I only wish i could say the same about me as your younger brother. All these years, you kept playing your complex little song. And i kept wishing i could be there to play it with you, but i can't. After all, you drew with me, you wrote with me. I spend days punishing myself for not being a better brother to you.
Now bro, I am glad you have found your perfect accompaniment. Gifted in every way you are, yet complementary right down to the smallest detail. The trebel to your bass, the piano to your forte. Your solo performance ends, and your duet begins. May you make wonderful music together. A glorious concert.
I now close the book "The Silent Solo" and place it at the top of the shelf.
Closure 1.

Next book is "Learner's Path". My time in school is now over. No more lessons. And i literally close my books. My friends have moved on and i wish them well. They are closing their books too. Attatchments, marriage. Mindboggling! I've learnt a lot from both lessons and experience. But i have still much more to learn. Its is no point living in the past, but i can still treasure the memories and the lessons learnt.
I now close the book "Learner's Path" and place it in the shelf.
Closure 2

I love movies. So this book is called "Silver screen" In 2011, i bore witness to the closure of 3 sagas: Harry potter, Final Destination and Transformers. I bought Terminator 4, Rambo 4, Fast Five, and many other shows that effectively rounded out my DVD collection. The sagas are complete. With the purchase of "Battlestar Galactica season 4" i have completed my collection of my all time favorite TV series.
Silver screen now goes on the bookshelf.
Closure 3

"Not a Comic Book" is next. It represents my hobby of collecting comic books.
With the purchase of Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle 28, the story is ended. A story that began 6 years ago.
With the purchase of Marvel's "Siege" and "X-men: Schism", i have completed the deluxe hardcover collections i wanted to have.
I bought vol 1 of John Byrne's Fantastic Four as well.
In ongoing storylines, IDW's solo TRANSFORMERS, a tale that i have been following since its conception in 2006, has officially ended with "Chaos" and Optimus Prime's permanent departure. The new direction involves the splitting of the title into 2 titles.
I smile at the developments that happened this year and i close "Not a Comic Book" and place it on the shelf.
Closure 4

"Forgive me Father" brings to a close my struggle to understand God. "Electric Heart" brings to a closure my Laptop's life as a laptop; thanks to a dying battry, it now begins life as a desktop computer. There are so many books that spoke of closure to me.

Yet even more remain incomplete. And even more still have yet to be written. I have already opened a few new ones this year. I hope they are a pleasant read.

My final closure will be "New perspective". the closure of this blog. I feel it is only fitting.
With this. I bid farewell to this blog. Whether it remains here or google decides to take it down, it no longer matters.

As i take a step back and gaze at my bookshelf, i see that it is good and i smile to myself.



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