and so Richard Parker went ahead of me he stretched his legs and walked along the shore at the edge of the jungle he stopped I was certain he was going to look back at me flatten his ears to his head growl that he would bring our relationship to an end in some

way but he just stood ahead into the jungle and then Richard Parker my fierce companion the terrible one who kept me alive disappeared forever from my life after a few hours a member of my own species found me he left and returned with a group who carried me

away I wept like a child not because I was overwhelmed at having survived although I was I was weeping because Richard Parker left me so unceremoniously it broke my [Music] heart you know my father was right Richard Parker saw me as his

friend after all we had been through he didn't even look back but after to believe there was more in his eyes than my own reflection staring back at me I know it I felt it even if I can't prove it you know I've left so much behind my

family the zoo India Anandi I suppose in the end of the whole of life becomes an act of letting go but what always hurts the most is not taking a moment to say goodbye I was never able to thank my father for all I learned from him

Life of Pi-Goodbye

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Richard Parker walks ahead into the jungle, seemingly ending their relationship.

Richard Parker disappears after a few hours.

The narrator is found by other humans and rescued.

The narrator weeps, not just from survival, but from Richard Parker's abrupt departure.

The narrator believes Richard Parker saw him as a friend.

The narrator felt a deeper connection with Richard Parker than just survival.

The narrator reflects on letting go of life's aspects.

The narrator regrets not saying goodbye to his father and expressing gratitude.