June 18, 2006

Icing on the Cake

Hay muchas cosas aquí en Costa Rica y muchase más que puedo ver, pero he visto muchas y también he sido a muchas lugares. Sin embargo, por cada cosa que you he visto hay muchas que no he sacado con mi cámara, por cada cosa que he eschuchado hay muchas cosas que no he recordado, y por cada cosa que he experimentado hay muchas cosas que no escrito. Cuando estoy jugando con mis amigos y niños aquí, mirando mi familia, caminando en la calle hablando con Amy o experimentando otra cosa muy increible yo quiero recordarlo, escribirlo, tenerlo y salvarlo siempre pero al mismo tiempo no quiero. Esta vida esta llena con cosas y experiencias que son increibles y la habilidad de tener esta experiencia posiblimente es la cosa importante. Las fotgrafias son buenas y los diarios, los videos y las grabaciones son buenos tambien pero pienso que la cosa más importante es recordar y advanzar su mente y carácter. El resto es lustre en el quéqué.

This was my journal entry last weekend and I thought it rang true this weekend as well. It is in Spanish, but here is the translation:

Although there are many things here in Costa Rica and much more that I can see, I have seen many things and done many things already. However, for every thing I have seen there are many things I did not capture with my camera, for every thing I heard there are many things I did not record and for every thing I experienced there are many I didn´t write about. When I play with my friends and the children here, when I look at my family, when I walk in the street talking to Amy or experience some other incredible thing I want to record it, write about it, have it and save it forever. Yet at the same time I don´t want to. This life is full of things and experiences that are incredible and the ability to experience these things is, possibly, the most important thing. Photographs are good and journals, videos and recordings are good too but I think the most important thing is to remember and advance your own mind and character. The rest is icing on the cake.