this perfectly articulates the bittersweet feeling on my tongue about their decision. it’s the right decision and one I support 100%, but I imagine it came some heartache

Oldest Army in Italy

coming to the realization that a dream you have is not the dream anymore, or is not worth what the dream would entail for you and maybe for others... man that shit hits hard. giving up on something you carried in your heart for so long is always hard.