Maybe the best way to end something is to not end it at all, but just let it fade away, as the old song goes.
We so much want "closure" in this world. The last scene, a final act, the curtain drops, the lights go out, it's over now. But maybe that's not the way the natural world works. Instead, that "finality" is actually an artificial construct, a directed vision of how we think things should end.
Often when we speak of closure, we really mean another chance to interact. Often, closure just gives us the opportunity to open things again. We're still feeding the beast.
To allow things to just wind down and peter out seems weak, indecisive. But it is an action, and possibly the most final one you can make.
I'm not sure. I'm just saying.
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