For the past several months I have been re-connecting with old high school and college classmates from the '70s via Facebook. Some of these people were truly my friends, while others had very little to say to me back then because I wasn't a part of their "in crowd."
As I read through some of their posts I am somewhat amazed that these are the SAME people I knew back then. Back then some were ready to kick my butt over the smallest of things. Some just didn't like me because of my skin complexion or the fact that I made good grades while others were simply jealous over the fact that I made the cheerleading squad and they didn't.
These re-connections have made me realize a few things:
Kids really do grow up.
Thank God there is a God and some of my former classmates have discovered the Bible.
Holding on to old grudges serves no purpose--besides the other person has probably long forgotten what the dispute was all about.
Real maturity comes when you learn to start judging others from the inside out instead of vice versa.
Everyone deserves a second chance to be a better person.
It's still nice to be remembered.
Join me as a I take another trip down memory lane on Sunday, February 28 during my interview with a former high school school mate who went on to have a successful NFL career.
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Saturday, February 27, 2010
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