I visited a handful of times whenever I was en route to somewhere else.

Funny thing.

No matter how long the time in between those sparse visits, my friends from childhood seemed to be doing the same things, complaining about the same girlfriend or wife, and still struggling in a job within the same industry.

I guess "the unknown" is just too scary for most, so they predictably choose their safe, "familiar misery" instead.

Very sad, no?

Namaste, JaiChai