If they are your family... then you'll always be connected.
[he pulls back enough to poke his friend's chest.]
There's an invisible string that connects you to those you love most. It's hard to remember it's there when people are far away... but that string can't be cut. And with every step you take, and every day that passes, you'll roll closer back to them.
It's not the end. It's hard to be patient.... I've never been much good at it myself. But you're allowed to feel bad. No one can tell you how you're supposed to feel. And it's hard to imagine even smiling. But you will. I promise you, you will.