After weeks of trying to get a handle on reaching the senior level, not without many hours of soul searching, I have concluded that I feel no older than forty. \u00a0In many ways, I feel even younger.<\/p>\n
On my fortieth birthday, I was in Seoul, Korea on a buying trip for Lambda Crystal. \u00a0Molly had organized the staff to sign a birthday greeting piece of paper and faxed it to me.<\/p>\n
That night, the owner of a gold chain manufacturing company insisted on taking me out to dinner for my birthday. \u00a0It went something like this.<\/p>\n
Mr. Park would like to buy you a drink for your birthday. \u00a0Because he does not speak English very well, I will be his interpreter.<\/p>\n
As we arrived at the picturesque Korean restaurant with private, floor-seated, dining rooms, I was more than a little surprised when the waiter placed a 40-ounce bottle of Chivas Regal 18-year-old scotch on the table with one glass. \u00a0Now the tradition is that the host pours the guest a drink, and then the guest pours the host a drink. \u00a0As Mr. Park was enjoying his custom, I was chagrined by the lack of a shot glass for him. \u00a0As I picked up the bottle, the interpreter, shook his head and said, oh no, Mr. Frank, his drink is being delivered, that bottle is for you alone!<\/p>\n
Well, needless to say, the night became much more animated as both of us attempted each other’s language, which kept the interpreter in hysterics, and my host and I were\u00a0having the best time of our lives.<\/p>\n
The point is that a large part of me is still wanting those adventures, not knowing how it will turn out, but just loving the journey. \u00a0I add this video as a reminder of the everyday stuff that we let harm our being.<\/p>\n
It is always now!<\/p>\n