It’s amazing the stuff that happens sometimes, but then you realize that life isn’t a novel, and stuff that happens sometimes has no meaning, even though it would be a good/significant thing to happen in a novel. And I’m not discreting your belitting your experiences, I’m just sharing mine, because I’ve had those same moments/thoughts too.

It’s true, stuff like that always reminds me that I can’t take people for granted, ever. I think it probably helped me in high school because a lot of reminders like that befell me so I always was aware that I had to live life to the fullest all the time. But I think I’ve forgotten now. Maybe I can remember.

Oh, I think your dash was more than half-hearted, in fact, even all-out, but your board positions just didn’t seem to give up the resources you needed to really “settle”.

You are Mufasa’s boy!