--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: Traffic is light as she leaves Mowbray…" description: "\"“Traffic is light as she leaves Mowbray. So is her heart. Light. Soon. Soon, she will be home. Strange how she was able to bear it -- bear being away. ..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c3/sindiwe-magona-84281_dear-friend_traffic-is-light-as-she-leaves-mowbray-s_755972.jpg" --- # Traffic is light as she leaves Mowbray. So is her heart… ![“Traffic is light as she leaves Mowbray. So is her heart. Light. Soon. Soon, she will be home. Strange how she was able to bear it -- bear being away. Until now. With a day to go, it has suddenly become unbearable. Since that party on Saturday night. Smashing send-off these lovely people gave her…” quote by Sindiwe Magona](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c3/sindiwe-magona-84281_dear-friend_traffic-is-light-as-she-leaves-mowbray-s_755972.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c3/sindiwe-magona-84281_dear-friend_traffic-is-light-as-she-leaves-mowbray-s_755972.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c3/sindiwe-magona-84281_dear-friend_traffic-is-light-as-she-leaves-mowbray-s_755972.jpg) > ““Traffic is light as she leaves Mowbray. So is her heart. Light. Soon. Soon, she will be home. Strange how she was able to bear it -- bear being away. Until now. With a day to go, it has suddenly become unbearable. Since that party on Saturday night. Smashing send-off these lovely people gave her. Really smashing. So, why is she feeling so blue? Ah, well, she thinks to herself, I've always had a problem, saying goodbye. She hardly has a moment to breathe through the day. So busy. Her very last day at this place she has called home these ten months past. Here at the university too, many people want to talk about her trip back home. If only they knew. If only they knew. Excited as she is about the prospect of seeing her family, of going home, seeing her friends, with all that ... still, saying goodbye is not easy. Never has been for her. That is what she's doing now. How she wishes everybody would just forget she was going back home. But no. People insist on saying goodbye, on giving her party after party. Therefore, she is forced to take leave of her friends, to acknowledge the pain of parting. Bitter sweet. How she wishes she were home already. But, of course, before that can happen, she has to say goodbye to all these dear, dear friends, these people of whom she has grown so fond. But perhaps she will come back. Of course, she will come back, one day. A not too far-away day too, that's for sure. Yes, I can see how torn she must have felt. Excited and grieving. Happy and sad. At one and the same time. For the same, the very same, reason.”” [Sindiwe Magona](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sindiwe-magona/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. She feels torn between excitement of returning home and the pain of saying goodbye to friends, experiencing bittersweet emotions. **In simple terms:** Excited but sad about leaving home. Key Takeaway Embrace both joy and sorrow when parting. Themes goodbyes emotions transition friendship homecoming Mood nostalgic conflicted hopeful Type reflective emotional When to use this quote - graduation - moving to a new city - end of a project - family reunion Key Concepts psychology attachment anticipation Questions to Reflect On - What rituals help you honor both excitement and grief? - How can you create space for both feelings? 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