These last few days I've been facebook-ing some old high school friends and aside from drowning under the flood of memories that comes with cracking open old doors, it has caused me to go back and reevaluate the person I have become over these last few years. When I look at the past, it is easy enough to say, "Well, I was pretty immature and insecure back then" or "Wow, I can't believe I was like that." At the same time, there are other areas where I say to myself "Goodness, he/she shared "x" or "y" interests? if only I had known..." Besides looking for changes, it's also intriguing to try to catch glimpses of the person you knew back in high school, recapturing the caricatures that made these people so memorable in the first place.
I think I'm beginning to understand all those writers who compose those "coming of age" novels that I dreaded reading in high school/junior year.
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i've had that feeling a lot, too. even a little bit with college folks as well. hmm.
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