I must learn to see the forest and not let the trees get in my way

My old roomate from Pittsburgh just called me tonight and I feel so energized after the long talk we had. He just came back from Cambodia and it totally changed his perspective on life and the way he described it I felt a wake up call inside of myself. I'm so happy for him, he has finally found happiness after a long rough road he's had to travel. I love the fact that I have a few good friends where we have stuck together through the good and hard times, Billiam is one of them.

We rented a beat up old house on the South Side while going to college, hardly had money for food and fought like cats and dogs sometimes; but we always knew our friendship was deep and in the end the everyday struggles were forgotten and what brought us together in the first place remained just as strong.

Yes I'm happy and I am so grateful for the wisdom a friend like Billiam has given me; I must learn to see the forest and not let the trees get in my way.