But the more I move, the more I feel a loss because I have left people behind, tossing them aside like old shoes. After being away for so long, they had left my everyday thoughts. Weeks, months, years had gone by before they even crossed my mind. Seeing my old friends was like taking a breath of fresh air when I didn't know I was suffocating. We don't live in a vacuum.
Humans are social creatures.
Everything we do affects the people around us. If we are constantly on the run from our past, moving from here to there in search of the good life, we may find ourselves someday surrounded by wealth, but empty and lonely inside. The people we love may be here today, but tomorrow they may not. Two of my siblings are getting married early next year. I know this Christmas will be the last time most of them will still be at home.