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I still maintain that pretty much everything that happens can be looked at and learned from. That every situation has a distinct purpose in the greater scheme of things is still definitely a reality in my mind. However, I think that I now realize also that sometimes you can miss out on the bigger or better lesson in a situation by not acting. Turns out that my cousin Sean was a magnanimous and amazing person, despite his rampant racism and offensive jokes. I'm bringing this up, because I do feel a bit of regret about not spending more time with him, because it turns out also that he had an interesting philosophy on life and local impact that he wasn't shy about sharing. I wish that I'd had a chance to talk to him directly about it.

So to recap, I have learned that I should really jump on it more. Meet and befriend as many people as possible. Really try to gain more closeness to my family. Become larger souled. Help people when they ask for it. Help people when they need it.