The Good Times

I went camping with my buddies this weekend. I had a blast. We fished all night, ate hot dogs, chopped it up with the boys, talked, joked around, laughed, and the end of the night we went catfish noodling, lol. As I sat there and talked to one of my boys, I realized he wasn’t fishing even though it was supposed to be a fishing trip. I asked him why and he said, “it doesn’t matter if I fish or not, I’m just here to hang out. Even if I don’t catch anything, I will always remember being here with you guys all night and having the time of my life.” It made total sense.

It might have been a quick weekend all night fishing trip but the memory will be with me forever. Everything from talking to my buddy lee about his relationship problems to trying catfish noodling for the first time ever at 5am will remain with me for the rest of my days.
It’s not about the duration of the moment but about the moment itself. It’s about the people that are with you, making the moment and sharing it with you. The moment may not make a huge impact, but it still changes you in a good way. It may all seem insignificant, even trivial, but it isn’t, not at all. It is those moments that remain with you for the rest of your life. They are what gets you through difficult times when nothing is clear. They are what make you smile when you’re having a bad day. A good time is more than just a momentary thing, it lasts a lifetime. So treasure the moments, they are what life is made of.