Well, the doctor didn't actually order it. But he did agree with my suggestion that it wouldn't hurt for me to fly up to New York for a few days of rest and renewal as soon as an appropriate opportunity presented itself. And so that's what I did the day after Easter.
It's been a refreshing four days - just "hanging out" at the Paulist Mother Church in midtown Manhattan and reconnecting with a few old friends. On Wednesday morning, I even made it to join my old Wednesday Breakfast group for breakfast at the famous Flame Diner at 58th and 9th!
It has been a very short trip. So there were obviously a lot of people I might have wanted to see that I just didn't see. In summer, when I will have more time off and will be less focused on just doing nothing for a few days, there will be that much more time to catch up with many more people.
As everyone knows - at least since Aristotle said it, and presumably long before he said it - friends are an absolutely essential element of any happy life. Whenever I get back here, however short the visit, I am reminded what an absolute treasure friends are - and how humanly important it is to keep in serious contact with one another.
It has been a very short trip. So there were obviously a lot of people I might have wanted to see that I just didn't see. In summer, when I will have more time off and will be less focused on just doing nothing for a few days, there will be that much more time to catch up with many more people.
As everyone knows - at least since Aristotle said it, and presumably long before he said it - friends are an absolutely essential element of any happy life. Whenever I get back here, however short the visit, I am reminded what an absolute treasure friends are - and how humanly important it is to keep in serious contact with one another.
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