Today I went past my old school. It threw me back to the days I myself ran across the lawn, happy to be over with another day at school. Today I thought how wonderful it would be to sit there surrounded by your friends, nice pics on the walls and funny drawings on the desks with no worries in the world. Although, we had our worries and they seemed as serious as those I carry around today, only our shoulders that had to bear them were smaller. I guess that only with hindsight those worries seem like nothing…
Everything was just the same as I remember it only not that big as it used to be. It shrank cause my world extended. I looked at the hillocks where we played tag. Back then it was a huge mountain we had to climb to be protected from the chaser. Now it would take two steps to be on the top. Back then the building seemed like an endless labyrinth where you could get easily lost.
Everything was just the same, except that the kids running around were kids not my peers. As I left the school behind my back and it shrank some more, I thought of all the years spent in the education system. All in all, counting uni as well, it’s been 17 years and that’s a damn chunk of my life. And now I have to leave it behind, this period is over, finished, never coming back again… and that’s a weird feeling I still have to get used to. However, I’m grateful that memories aren’t the only thing that I’m left with. Hopefully, there is some knowledge and experience, too and most importantly awesome friends for life.
Something ends so that something new can begin. That’s the way it works. Let’s see what the future brings 🙂
