Are you watching the British Open (or, the Open Championship)?
I am.
I went to school in St. Andrews for a while and it is simply wonderful to watch the Open Championship and see a lot of the places I used to go. If you look carefully in some of the shots, you can see my old dorm.
Really.
I could see the 18th hole and the sea from the bathroom.
Really.
I still remember where some of the pubs are where I used to hang out, and I see landmarks that I used to pass on my way to class. Those were some good days and there are lots of good memories of that time, I can tell you.
I took a lot of it for granted, I’m sure. I didn’t always appreciate it when I was there, I’m sure. So much of it passed so quickly like scenery on the road.
I met a lot of people that wonderful semester and I have lost touch with so many of them. But I guess, in the end, that’s really the sum total of so much we do. It’s not really about who we met along the way, but how we remember them down the road.
And I have good memories. I have photo albums. I have funny stories.
I’ll be in front of the TV tomorrow watching golf in Scotland. But is that all I’ll be doing?
Nah…I’ll be traveling there in my mind and re-living a good time in my life.
Not a bad way to spend an afternoon.
-josh
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