Recently, a friend texted me: “Remember when our group went together and ate on that super chill raft in the middle of the river? Can you send me the details so I can recommend it to a friend?” And just last week, after a trip to Da Lat, everyone in the group gathered to save the location and phone number of a quiet homestay nestled in the pine forest, hoping that both families could return there next time.
After hearing so many pieces of advice to “save it for later,” I suddenly realized something: Every trip is a complete experience in that exact moment, and each new day that unfolds is when our minds are at their most vibrant.
Now, with the support of AI, finding a completely new and unique destination takes only a few seconds. If we keep trying to cling to and return to old spots, we are unintentionally closing ourselves off to unexpected surprises. Da Lat doesn’t have just one peaceful retreat; it holds countless other chill homestays waiting to be discovered. Nor does Phu Quy lack endless camping experiences by the poetic seaside. So why bother saving them?
Human life is much the same. Instead of nurturing our spirits by creating new goodness, we tend to tightly clutch onto memories—and often, the things that stick with us the most are sorrows. By constantly looking back at the past, we lose the ability to live fully in the present. Let each passing day be a new, pristine, and deeply inspiring page.
