"Happiness is in the content of moment-to-moment experiences. Nothing material is intrinsically valuable, except in whatever promise of happiness it carries."
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| Mount Mercy University reunion at my roommates house in West Covina, California. |
This past 4th of July weekend, couple of my friends that went to school with at Mount Mercy came down to visit California. There's no better feeling than getting together with those who are almost like family and spending time with them.
One thing that stood out during the weekend, personally, was how much I lacked my own experience of Southern California.
Sure, I been to most of the landmarks like Hollywood, Santa Monica, Venice Beach, Downtown Los Angeles, etc. But when one of my friends was spending a few nights at my place and had to show around Southern California, I panicked.
Then one of the days, we met up with a friend that lives in California and went to Mount Mercy (also played with me at El Camino) to have dinner. After dinner, he mentioned that the one place we should stop Handel's Ice Cream before our friend, Sarah, went back home to Iowa. Then she pointed at me saying, "He's the worst tour guide."
That night, I thought about how I wasn't the best tour guide for people visiting. Even after living 25 years in the Los Angeles county, I haven't seen or been to majority of the places myself.
It's time to change that. Not just California, but to see the world.
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