short but important vacation

Living feels good when it feels like an achievement unlocked. 

I just came back from a trip abroad. Not too far away, just a 2-hour flight distance. But having been able to do so becomes a commendable 'achievement' when it happens during my housemanship. 

For all I knew, I expected housemanship training to be 10 times tougher. I am glad that I have been managing it well, so far. It feels like an achievement because you put an effort to make sure you have that time frame long enough to travel. For me that was just right after I managed to submit my logbook exactly 5 days before the last day of the posting. It was a long-waited vacation. On every off day I have been longing for a good affordable massage that I did not manage to make it, I had it all done properly in the past few days. Thanks to my travel companion, who also definitely made an effort to make this trip happen.

This trip was brief. But it was good enough. Good enough to create memorable times to make the coming difficult times more sustainable. In this trip I have learnt that life is not eternal. Housemanship is difficult, but it does not mean that we can't make it better. I shall make sure I go on a relaxation trip at least every 6 months. Because life only becomes meaningful when there is work-life balance. 

Thank you for reminding me the purpose of living.