This week I was able to catch up with a few old friends from high school. We all made our way back to the parent's house of one of them. This house, we would call home for many weekends while in high school as the game room made for an ideal hangout. I had not been back there since my senior year of high school and much to my surprise not much has changed besides a few photographic memories of his families life hanging on the wall. It was great to "step back in time," in which were great years for us all. Think back if you will of hanging out with high school friends in the same environment as you did when you were in high school. Reminds you, like me of some of the best days. Those days were filled with innocence where not much mattered in life besides school work, sports, girls, hanging out with friends, and dreaming of the college days ahead.
Well, all of us went on to college, most got degrees, some are married, some have kids. I on the other hand got the college degree but passed up the wife, two kids, dog, and white picket fence for a much simpler life.
Stepping back in time was great if even for a night. It keeps you well grounded no matter what successes might arise. It also gives you a chance to see the road you have taken to get where you are. Would I want to go back permanently? No. Every now and then? Of course. Memories of the past initiate actions that keep us young.
Unlike others, my ideals and dreams in life never really changed since high school. Yes, I'm older maybe just a bit wiser. In high school the world was big, it's still pretty big, and so should your dreams. That's what defined me then and still does today. One thing I have learned since then is that the closer you get to your dreams the smaller the world really gets.
Laurent Gilbert, Jr
Posted by: |