Putting Things in Perspective

The whole point of this blog is to try to find the meaning of life. In this spirit, I share with you an eye-opening email I just received from a regular reader:

"Logan, I think I can help in your quest. On Tuesday, ironically the day I sent out your site to half of the bank I work at and literally just minutes before I got your email thanking me for the enthusiasm, I was in a bank that was "taken down." If you do not know what this means, it’s when a branch is robbed by force.

There were three assailants that ran into the branch with guns. After the first two ran in I told the banker I was standing next to, "hit the button; we are being taken down". The third individual, who was covered from head to toe, held a shotgun to my head and made me get on the ground.

Noticing my laptop at my side and car keys in my hand, he decided to take them both. When I next looked up all I could hear was fear. During the robbery, I didn’t even notice, but I was the only male in the branch besides a 70s plus customer. Crying, screaming, and just the sound of breathing was something that could have been the scariest scene in the bloodiest horror film.

I didn’t feel the fear at the time in myself though; all I felt was rage. A lot of rage. I watched the three men who took what they didn’t earn drive off in their stolen green Hyundai Santa Fe. That's when I realized what the most important things in life are... family, friends, and experiences. You seem to be making all of these in your travels. Good luck. I hope my experience provides you, like it has me, a new perspective on the world."