Remembrance

Just got back from a trip to London and Paris with my Dad. It was great, we did all the touristy stuff (our first times in Europe!). For me, the highlight of the trip was not peering down from the great heights of the Eiffel Tower, nor was it seeing Les Miserables in London's West End, it was getting to see my FRIENDS. I haven't seen some of them in a long while, the longest one 3 years ago. I didn't know how much I missed them until I saw them again.

And although it was only a 10 day trip, I was surprised to find myself missing Hong Kong, missing my friends, missing church activities. It's made me realize how important the PEOPLE in my life are. Often times I take them for granted. I don't cherish them until its too late. Hong Kong is such a transient place. So many coming and going. It's great in a way, but also sad to be always saying goodbye to people I'd wish I'd gotten to know better. I still think back to the "good old days" of university life, friends that have supported me and impacted me in ways unfathomable.

I'm not good at keeping in touch with people who aren't physically close by. I'm not good with phone calls and emails. It's all good at the beginning, but it all fades in time. But, it just makes it so much greater when I see them years later, to see them growing and changing. And hopefully I myself in turn have grown and changed for the better as well.