Any incident that changed your perspective of life or the way you think?

I used to be friends with a few people that I no longer associate with. I think the turning point was that I went to California for a week. I know it's not a long time at all. But I was with family and met some new people. They really put a whole new perspective on life for me and showed me that I was somewhere I didn't really want to be. I came back and saw that even though I thought I missed my friends, that week away made things more clearly than ever. I used to be a part of their little games and joined in making fun of certain people. This I am not proud of and I did apologize to those people when I realized what I used to be. I came back from Cali and was 23 and felt like when I hung out with my (ex)friends, we were still in high school. I was tired of the drama and the bad mouthing of people and knew I wanted as well as needed a change. It was tough at first and believe me I was fought with tooth and nail. They were horrible to me and even though we had been friends for quite some time, it shows that one thing could happen and make you see someone's true colors. I am glad I got out of it when I did. My life is on the right path now and I'm going where I need to go in life. I could not be happier with the way things have turned out and still associate with some of the friends with whom were very supportive through all of this. I am truly blessed for having been given the opportunity to change my life around.