Return from the Wilderness

I just had the best experience of my life! To keep it short, a group of us juniors trekked the tallest mountain in the Kanto region, by foot, for four days and three nights. We literally climbed our way to the top as beginners and descended to the bottom as tree huggers (well not really). So after 4 days and 3 nights out of civilization, I am back and boy, do I feel good:)

I learned many, many valuable lessons on this exciting journey and I wish I could just write it all at once, but I guess that would be boring and uninspiring...

However one not so boring thing that I learned was that when I am not so distracted from the pervading wi-fi and technology, I gain insight into things that I never really took much time to delve into before. I wrote a few poems that I probably never would have, were it not for this journey.
It is still rough, but I would like to share one of my "insight" poems.

My Goal in Life?
So people ask me,
What’s your goal in life?
I give them my very
Habitual answers
And pray that satisfies.
Lawyer, CEO, Doctor,
Rich, Powerful, Familiar
undergraduate at Stanford,
Doctorate at Harvard.
I mean, those answers that make
Mum's face shine bright
Dad nod with approving pride.

I never say what I really think, 
though.
No, can’t risk spitting
the embarrassing Truth.
But,

Maybe
My goal in life is to just
Survive
As long as I can before
Death.

Or maybe it is as simple as
living to make others smile,
or to live to destroy the vile.

Maybe it is living to
inspire and motivate others
Or to teach
and educate one another.

Maybe it is living
to feed the hungry
and roof the shelterless
Or it is to
Breathe colors for the lifeless
Paint harmonies for the hopeless

So what, if my goal does not accumulate
much monetary wealth.
I might not wish to live to overwhelm
my material shelves.

Maybe my goal in life is to be
Rich of things that Fire can’t 
Burn.
To feel secure by treasures
That dirty hands will never yearn

Maybe my goal in life
Does not make the perfect package
But, honestly I am okay With that.
Cause quite simply my
Goal in life is to
Savor, every last lick
This gift of life.
Make sure that I share
Every single bite
tasty or not
with some other.

Don’t you dare tell me that is not
A worthy enough goal.

Don’t,
You,
Dare.