Pi says, "It's important in life to conclude things properly. Only then can you let go" (p. 285)

We never like things that are only half finished; this, for example, is often the reason we have funerals. We need the opportunity to finish whatever we are working on or else we feel we have something left undone. It is often true that as soon as we finish something, we get rid of it in our mind. Once it is done, we no longer need to worry or even think about it.