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The other night, as I was talking about travel plans and the possibility of going to Hawaii, the friend I was with said, “Wait on Hawaii.” He continued to explain that I should wait to go to Hawaii with someone special. In particular, a guy.
My response? Fuck that. You can’t wait your whole life for somebody that doesn’t exist. You can’t spend your life waiting or planning it around other people. As another friend learned this year, you can only control your choices, not other people’s. And sometimes, their choices affect your destiny, whether you agree with their choices or not.
I’ve waited ten years to go skydiving, four years to go to Disneyland and two years to leave Las Vegas because of other people. In 2011, I’m refusing to wait to do things I want to do because of other people.
The saying goes, to travel fast, go alone. To travel far, go with others. This year, I’m choosing to travel fast. Sure, I’d love to travel far, but I’m done waiting on ghosts and choices that others will never make.
[…] The sentiment reminded me of life- there’s never a “perfect” time to go to Hawaii or say, “I love you” or choose a new city to live in. Like life, you just have to take […]