~:[CH8 - Day 110]:~ Life's Addicting Drug

~:[CH8 - Day 110]:~ Life's Addicting Drug

I've never been one who would ever dabble into smoking or drugs, nor do I ever really drink. However, as the "celebration" of April 20th came about, I thought about the only addictive thing in my life that I need are good people. I sat at the dinner table and around me sat our Mt. SAC team and as sad as it was that this would be our very last regular season meet together, it was a moment that we could share happily together. I think one of the reasons I really never got into it was because I've been surrounded by good people who have show me that the only thing that I need in my life is the goodness that people bring. The high and euphoria that you supposedly get, I already experience through the ones I hold dear to me. Instead of escaping from this world into a psychedelic place, I escape to various parts of this world, meeting people as I go. My family, my friends, my students and random strangers I meet along the way are addictive. Their stories keep me intrigued, their company keeps me uplifted, and the joys of life that we can share together are immeasurable and more than any bottle of whatever could bring me. Today may have been a day of "getting high," but instead, we celebrated the birthday of one of our athletes and got high on life. I've always believed that smoking, drugs, and alcohol are a waste of money and while others may beg to differ, to me, I always want that money to be spent on things that will keep me close to my life's most addictive drug, people. Strangely, it wasn't that great day on the track, but it didn't mean that our final team dinner together was lackluster, rather, we were all in high spirits enjoying a warm bowl of ramen together, on occasion sharing memories of the past. Backstreet boys and Britney Spears closed out the night on our last ride home with the seniors, as the memories of the past came zooming through my mind. As while the end came way to too soon, I'm just glad that it happened. Today I was fine getting high, but only because I was high on life, proving that I need don't need drugs or alcohol to achieve this, but rather just the goodness of the wonderful people around me; my most addictive drug.