Sooo lil story time
So my best friend from middle & high school was this kid called Francois Xavier, french kid, i was in a french international high school in DC; in spanish the nickname for that name is Paco which i often called him, we got along great, two fun curious kids, wandering about
he was as pure as can be; after his birthday one time in high school, where we all came to his house, we got a bit loose, and he locked himself in the bathroom crying about the negative aspects of this world, he rly wants a better place, he dsnt understand why ppl are bad
well when college came, i stayed in the US, he went to Canada; i’d visit him, he’d come down and yeah, we were growing up, both of us got curiouser to the world, to beyond, adventuring, wandering..
he’d tell me how if he were in a conversation that was boring, even mid party, mid convo, he wld just do a spongebob meme and head out, no explanation... this went on to if he was bored, he’d grab his bottle of water and at future times a tent and he’d go for a walk, he’d spend the day out and come back, then days, then weeks, then he’d just spend months wandering the country, did that in Canada, France, Spain, parts of the US, we stayed in touch over skype
in France, he saved up working at Burger King while growing mushrooms for himself at home; he’d be meditating since our high school days, he was always there for the soulful conversations with me; so he got into the heroic doses at home; he’d tell me how his mom would just pop her head in to check in on him from time to time, besides tht, chillin
I think he mentioned to me he was gonna wander around Asia at some point..
Next time i hear from him,
He’s been studying Muy Thai on an island in Thailand
After a while not hearing from him, I reach out to his brother,
His brother tells me he joined a Buddhist Temple in Thailand with minimum contact, letting go of all earthly possessions,
This was about 2 years ago
I recently got in touch with his brother, who’s like we need to talk
I’m a bit fearful..probably just me overthinking
Today is Paco’s Birthday,
I sent you an email if that’s a thing
To one of the OG Restless Wanderers