Jeanie Was Gone

"And just like that, Jeanie was gone". In the movie, Forrest Gump, Forrest could never keep track of Jeanie, a childhood friend he grew up with. With the first viewing of the movie, I was reminded of a childhood friend for whom I cared a lot and thought that our lives would be spent together. Her name was also Jean. One might say that she was the one that 'got away' or the one I lost, but looking back, she was not the one that God had planned for me. Until I came to realize that fact, just like Forrest, in my heart, I kept saying, "And just like that, Jeanie was gone". Sometimes, we have to lose in order to gain. I remember the time and place of that crucial conversation when we both came to the realization that we were not meant for each other. My chosen career was in conflict with the kind of life to which she aspired. Sometimes, the one that got away is the one that should have gotten away because anything otherwise would have been a failure.