But that sentence is never complete. Over the years of my journey in RI, over the years of growing up and sharing thick and thin together, over the years of becoming blood brothers with an unfathomably inextricable connection of camaraderie.

But today I found the answer to respond with: These are the people I've grown so fond of over the years of scouting together.

After lepaking in Island Creamery for the rest of the afternoon while playing countless rounds of bridge, I came home fatigued and all but to a very special message. It was peculiar because I never anticipated something in such context. Someone whom I had added months before coincidentally chanced upon (or decisively searched for it) my blog and even though that post has been buried behind mountains of history, it was excavated to my deepest surprise.

She was in affirmation of my decision to remain in scouts and that has begun to ascertain and remind myself of the commitment I had made to myself. If I were to be so bold as to add, it has become a covenant for me to stick to my beliefs and live out who I am not what I want myself to be.

It has really become a difficult situation to interact with others in our worldly pursuit for materialistic and affluent lifestyles which is perhaps what instigated me to chase the career of a veterinarian (I spelled it without the use of Google!). This, accompanied with another simple encounter with a stray cat today, strengthened my passion for animals. Although I cannot confirm my future, and I cannot deny that my career path is still a hazy blur, my future will probably be embedded within the animal kingdom. The extent of salary and all have started to knock my confidence down but nothing is ever fixed I would say.