MOVED ON

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I just moved some of my 1,000 plus contacts from Linkedin (LI) to my email account. LI differentiated between connections and contacts. Contacts are old contacts imported from my old files. Connections are new contacts grown through LI.

There's a concept of moving on that we always down play, perhaps because it comes with grief.

I noticed that there are some people in my old contacts had passed on and no longer with us.

Sixteen years ago, I used to work with some of them, travelling together, working with marginalized farmers and communities in the developing countries. I thought that time would never end. It was as if, I was meant for the work, and the work to me.

When I moved to Canada, I've lost touch with a lot of people whom I regarded highly in my previous work. They were older back then and much older now and probably some retired. And some passed on, quietly. 

I can't think of anything they said, they did that wasn't congruent to who they are.

They exemplified personal courage and commitment to their purpose. 

​I learned a lot from them which is an understatement. 

Regardless of what they've achieved, they are truly great humans.

Salut~ to them!

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