Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Meeting with the Past

Today I went to lunch with some "old" colleagues.  We have all retired from public education and moved onto other things.  All of our lives are different and our views are varied.  At one point it did get a little tense when one end of the table made a political remark and the other end countered, but wise heads prevailed and we moved to other topics.

One thing I noticed and relished is the laughter.  We laughed a lot.  We laughed about past days at school, past colleagues, past experiences, and the passing of time.  We weren't all the best of friends or colleagues but we were and I think still are caring, intelligent women.  No one tried to better another with a story about a trip, a grandchild, etc.  To me this was a change to some lunches we have had in the past.  There have been times I have thought that people were trying to strut their stuff.   Today was different.  We seemed wiser and happier.

I am left thinking I was privileged to know and to have worked with these individuals.  I look forward to another opportunity to laugh and enjoy their company.

6 comments:

  1. To be wiser and happier...what more could one ask for? How winderful that all of you were able to make the most of the opportunity...here's to more of these!

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  2. Sounds like it was just right, no one dominating with their accomplishments. It it fun to gather and enjoy the company of past colleagues.

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  3. Laughter is so necessary - great that you were able to have such a wonderful get-together.

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  4. There is something that bonds us as teachers even when we aren't "the best of friends or colleagues", a time , a place, and the act of teaching. Nice to be able to be happy and laugh together despite differences. I hope my future holds this kind of gathering.

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  5. "We seemed wiser and happier..." I like this line. It's the point of life, right?
    Ruth

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  6. It's a beautiful thing when people can just be themselves without having to one-up the other.

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