What makes a good place, good?

Years later, and I think, "Should I have stayed?"
Young and dissatisfied, I wanted to get what life owed me.
When the pursuits of wealth turns empty, then what do I want out of life?
Now, almost a decade later, I wonder, "Should I have stayed?"
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