"Farewell" is a word in ENGLISH
Act of departure; leave-taking; a last look at, or
reference to something.
A wish of happiness or welfare at parting; the parting
compliment; a good-by; adieu.
Go well; good-by; adieu; -- originally applied to a
person departing, but by custom now applied both to those who depart
and those who remain. It is often separated by the pronoun; as, fare
you well; and is sometimes used as an expression of separation only;
as, farewell the year; farewell, ye sweet groves; that is, I bid you
farewell.
Parting; valedictory; final; as, a farewell discourse;
his farewell bow.
The conversation progressed, bumper-car style, to a very heated discussion about death and the survival of the soul. It amazes me that we, as a species, can argue so fervently over something that is, when all is said and done, unknowable and unprovable. Nonetheless, we all arrive at conclusions and cleave to our certainties: that there is nothing but the Void; or that we will find ourselves writing an admissions exam at the Pearly Gates.
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