What I Learned About Life at My 30th Year Reunion
This article is a part of my Best Reads of the Month section on my website www.mikegorlon.com. Each month I pick one or two articles or blog posts that I find on the internet which I thought were really insightful, interesting or moving. Then I share them with you. You can view the previous month’s articles by going to: https://www.mikegorlon.com/best-reads-of-the-month
October 2018: What I Learned About Life at My 30th College Reunion
I really liked this one. The author of this article, Deborah Copaken, recently went to her 30 year reunion from when she graduated Harvard in 1988. After seeing and catching up with so many of her classmates from her graduating class, she shares “30 simple truths she discovered from her reunion.”
I had only my 10 year reunion from high school last year and reading this makes me ask myself, “where does all that time go?” It flies by so fast and we only realize it after its gone.
Reading this right now has helped me appreciate youth more. It has also got me thinking slightly more about decision making over my next 23 years, which is the amount of time I will need to live before reaching my own 30 year college reunion.
Here are just 3 of 30 truths Deborah shares that I enjoyed:
- No one’s life turned out exactly as anticipated, not even for the most ardent planner.
15. No matter what my classmates grew up to be… at the end of the day, most of our conversations at the various parties and panel discussions throughout the weekend centered on a desire for love, comfort, intellectual stimulation, decent leaders, a sustainable environment, friendship, and stability.
17. Drinks at a bar you used to go to with your freshman roommate are more fun 30 years later with that same freshman roommate.
