How I got to this point in life.

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AmTrak Station and Bus terminal – Nothing is impossible…  (Journey to the west)

This may seem a lazy choice, but it is the most fitting I think for me and this station. For me this location is a memory of my first experience going to a distant college, Oswego University. That, was the first taste of freedom and independence that I had completely separate from home and the city. Now (aside from the car) I see this station as a means for escape and ability to do anything.

Lenox Hill Hospital – At length let up again to feel the puzzle of puzzles, And that we call being. (Song of myself)

This quote to me means to come to an understanding of life. As well as to come to a realization of our own mortality, as such Lenox Hill Hospital is a fitting location to deal with the mortality of man and the puzzle of life. For me, it’s where my father passed away, and where I had my first real experience with death.

Astoria – In the beginning god created heaven and earth. (Genisis)

Pretty simple, though not perfect, I grew up in Astoria, so for me it was my beginning. Where I learned about the world around me.

2 thoughts on “How I got to this point in life.

  1. Hi Matthew,
    I’ve been wanting to comment on your post and I wasn’t sure if I should. Reading your quote and explanation from Song of Myself made me think about my first experience with death also. Like yourself my first experience with death was a parent, my mother passed away this past April. I really related your explanation of the realization of your own mortality, because we all think the people we love and ourselves are invincible, but sadly that’s not the case. Thank you for posting this quote it helped me realize that I’m not the only one thinking the way I do.

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