Comments on: Laura http://nslog.com/2003/01/14/laura The Weblog of Erik J. Barzeski Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:59:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Dave http://nslog.com/2003/01/14/laura#comment-192 Dave Thu, 16 Jan 2003 14:56:40 +0000 http://nslog.com/2003/01/14/laura/#comment-192 I found reunions to be useful in one aspect you don't mention: who blossomed and BECAME someone I would want to keep in touch with. I think of "John", who was kind of a slacker and came from a background you'd figure he couldn't recover from. Well, he became a judge. I had a great time talking with him at my last reunion. He's still a down to earth soul, but has accomplished more than I ever would have guessed. And then there is "Mary". One of the beautiful ones. Turns out she had a partying life and made some bad mistakes. But she has trudged on and made a decent life out of the mess. I've come to admire her. Not many people would have endured that "drop from the top". For those reasons, it's worth going to your reunion and finding your own "gems" are. I found reunions to be useful in one aspect you don't mention: who blossomed and BECAME someone I would want to keep in touch with.

I think of "John", who was kind of a slacker and came from a background you'd figure he couldn't recover from. Well, he became a judge. I had a great time talking with him at my last reunion. He's still a down to earth soul, but has accomplished more than I ever would have guessed.

And then there is "Mary". One of the beautiful ones. Turns out she had a partying life and made some bad mistakes. But she has trudged on and made a decent life out of the mess. I've come to admire her. Not many people would have endured that "drop from the top".

For those reasons, it's worth going to your reunion and finding your own "gems" are.

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