Why is it so important to say goodbye when you leave? When did this gesture become mandatory for the human race? After doing a little research, I discovered that this tradition naturally has religious roots. It is a contraction for "God be with ye." My stream of conscious led me to this thought-- do atheist not say goodbye to people or do they even know what they are saying when they are parting ways with someone?
Regardless, I was recently chastised for my lack of a goodbye. I am not an atheist so that is not my reason. To me, my form of a goodbye is when I am no longer in the area. When someone's presence is no longer there, isn't that enough of a goodbye? Apparently not and people get offended by it. For me, when I am ready to leave, I just leave. I do not like to sit around and just suck it up for the sake of other people. I don't see the problem with this concept of departure.
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