British Columbia - The Best Place on Earth!
Yeah! I know some of you may not agree with this statement (slogan) claimed by local politicians. Meantime, I am sure you agree that there are quite a few things, in British Columbia, that we should appreciate and enjoy, for example, the nature. We are gifted to live in a city surrounded by all these wonderful mountains and waters, and you can go and enjoy a hiking day trip with a few good friends of yours.
It was early August, 2009, with hiking buddies, Bruce Hay (who took this photo) and S.K. Kim (with me inside the photo) went to visit Cheam Peak. It's to the direction of Chilliwack and you need to know your way to enter an off-map road up the "parking lot". It's 14km of rough and tumbling climbing up (by the car) and took almost an hour of "body massage" inside your own car! The height of Cheam Peak is at 2080m (or 6825 ft). Starting from the "parking lot", it only takes about 2 hours up one-way. It's actually a nice and comfortable hike! If you have time and energy, there is another Lady Peak (a very fine lady indeed) waiting for you! Once when you are on the top of Cheam Peak, you will see the whole Fraser Valley right below you, also the Harrison Lake, Mount Rexford and Slesse Mountain; and at a distance the Mount Baker.
Reaching the top of a peak usually gives you a great feeling. The feeling of achieving a goal, the feeling of on top of something, and the feeling of ... reaching another milestone (and ready for the next one)! We set for ourselves (and others) a lot of goals ... short, medium and long. We always try our best to achieve these goals but yet the circumstances change and things do not always going our way. More often than not, we are stressed and weakened when bad things happen. Those are the moments that I stop and pray:
God grant me the serenity
To accept the things I cannot change;
Courage to change the things I can;
And wisdom to know the difference.
To accept the things I cannot change;
Courage to change the things I can;
And wisdom to know the difference.
Life is an enjoyable voyage and please enjoy it the best you can!
Matthew, I think one of the best decisions youhave made is to "retire" to Vancouver 6 years ago. This had, indeed, made you a whole new man and I have seen you really "blossomed" as a human being with humility and more importantly, at peace with himself.
ReplyDeleteGood move.
This is from all of us.
ReplyDeleteGlad to have you with us tonight. I hope you enjoy our food, drink, laugh and joys.
As said, please come again when you ready and we will be around.
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