subject: On Highschool Reunion Visits [print this page] It is pretty standard knowledge that there are not too many perks out there that go along with being young, and at the same time, it is perhaps the freest time of your life. When we are young, we are bound to very little and the responsibilities we are supposed to be dealing with are relatively light in scope. Even our problems with money tend to focus on how to pay for going out with your friends and not whether or not you have some paycheck money left over to cover the water bill. And yet, it is the easiest time in one's life to feel left out, as you watch all your older siblings run through their high school days as if everything is fun and carefree. Well, truth be told, this is simply not the case. High school is most often one of the most anxious times in the life of a young person, where they are forced to deal with all sorts of people who will make snap judgements based off the clothes they wear or what they are interested in. These judgements tend to be harsh and immature, and one does usually not get the opportunity to really redeem themselves until years later during a one night party known as a highschool reunion.
Granted, there is no telling whether or not a reunion is going to be for the better.
Chances are you will still have reservations toward the people who mistreated you in high school.
Of course, you do not have to befriend these people, as they may have never been friends in the first place.
What is important though is to act cordial to all and not hold in petty resentments.
In the end, the most important thing to do is to debate the way people can so often get stuck in a lost time zone that they should not spend their lives dealing with, but should work to move away from. There is no need to be kept buried underneath the boulders of your past.
Of course, it is important to keep in mind that while a highschool reunion is an event that helps one look back at the years they spent in high school fondly or not, and not the event where you get revenge. Spending your life thinking that there will one day be a single night in your old high school gymnasium where you will be able to get back at all those people who wronged you or let you down is foolish. It in fact shows little signs of maturity on your part.
What a highschool reunion is supposed to be, more than anything else, is not a contest, but a time to look back at the old days. It is a time to catch up with all the friends and acquaintances you have lost contact with. It is a nice intimate time to catch up and will continue to be so every ten years that you are willing to go.
