Lesson #1 - Eye Candy
Women(MEN) that are HOT and you can't take you eyes off of them. Like a kid in a candy store(Urbandictionary.com, #2). This was the first lesson I learned this past weekend. I always understood it, but never really was "about" it. It was always somethign that I knew was there, but I never wanted to be one of "them". Not that it was a bad thing, just that I always knew that it is the inside that counts and I just didn't want my eyes to lead me too far astray, cuz I've seen other people's experiences with that. However, "When in Rome...". It seemed the main point of the beach was eye candy, and cuz the water was too cold and rocky, so there wasn't much else to do. So it was definitely interesting being people's eye candy, having people as eye candy, and watching others have other eye candy of their own.
Lesson #2 - Being yourself has no alternative
The friends I was with at the beach, and the different sets of people we saw and/or met, were of all different types. In terms of looks, temperaments, likes, hobbies, interests, ages, etc... Seeing their differences and even some similarities, helped enhance my just "being". Sometimes I get caught up in the potential reactions, so that I limit my own actions. So seeing people be, say, do whatever without caring for the appearance or reactions was inspiring. (btw Freddy... I did take those shorts, AND I wore them).
Lesson #3 - The value of friends
Out of the group of us at the beach, I only knew one of their names, a year ago. And we had never met, just chatted online sporadically and almost hung out once. I met everyone through Samuel. And I met Samuel in December. So to go on a weekend trip with friends I barely know, seemed like it could be wierd. Especially considering, it took over a year to meet this one friend, whom I chatted with almost every day at the time. But then I think about the types of friends, whose friendships were basically "automatic", and others who I still wonder if I'm even their friend in any real way. I'm just glad that the group I was with seemed to be really cool people, and it just made the experience many times better than I imagined it would be. GOOD TIMES!!
