Have you ever checked out something you chose not to do in life? Doing so can be meaningful. When I was eighteen, I seriously considered applying to the United States Coast Guard Academy to pursue a career as an officer. Almost a lifetime later when I was on a trip nearby the place, I had to visit and check it out. I wanted closure as to why I never went there. wasn’t supposed to be allowed on campus, but after hearing my story, the guard kindly got permission to let me in. Between what I saw and learned in the museum, by observing the…