Some people only realize how good you were to them after you're gone. While you were there, your effort felt normal. The way you checked in, the way you stayed patient, the way you tried to fix things instead of walk away—it all became something they expected. They didn't call it special because they saw it every day. They thought that was just who you were, not something they could lose. It's only when you're no longer there doing those things that they understand. When no one else makes the call. When no one else stays through the hard conversations. When no one else gives without keeping score. That's when it makes sense to them. Not because you changed but because your absence finally shows them what your presence was worth the entire time.