waxing philosophical at the passport office

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I was inspired by a Canadian Passport Officer the other day.  I was applying for a new passport, and the agent was flipping through my passport and asking me about all my travels.  After a brief description, he said "what a nice life".  And I responded that yes, I was really lucky.  And then I made a joke about it being an expensive life, too, because of the traveling.  And he said "Oh no.  A rich life.  An expensive life is if you stay in the same place your whole life, and do the same things.  That's an expensive life.  A life where you go places and experience new things is a rich life, not expensive."

It really made me think.  It is so true.  My mission is to live a rich life.