Can People Change?
I have had a facebook page for a while, but rarely used it. Recently, a few high school friends sent me a friend request. I was excited. It’s interesting to see how they’ve grown, changed, and what they’ve done with their lives – whether it was what I expected or not. So, I started looking for other old friends, from childhood, from elementary school, from high school.
That got me thinking. As I was adding a few of these people, I wondered if they would accept my request and if they did, what they would think. I was a VERY different person back then, for better or worse, but different indeed. I’ve seen people on there that I could not stand at that point in my life, and my gut reaction is to pass them by; how silly is that? To still harbor ill will toward somebody I did not like because of something as menial as being more popular than I? *chuckles*
It’s funny how thoughts stay with us through the years. How our misconceptions, perceptions and opinions carry so much weight even after all these years. That being said, what would these people be holding onto in their minds about me? Would the simplistic information on the profile be enough to sway their minds to realize that time has changed me!?
Do we, as a society, truly believe that people are capable of change?
Or is the old saying true: We never really leave high school. ?!
Will the nerds all be computer prgrammers, the jock be an athlete with a promising business career, the prom queen a fashion magazine exec?
How much more “Breakfast Club” shall we go here?
How much more “Breakfast Club” CAN we go here?
Just the rambling persuasions of my mind at the moment…
Chris said,
August 26, 2008 at 5:36 pm
Good post, Nat.
I, personally think that people can and DO change. Unfortunately sometimes it’s for the worse… Lol… but I think change is absolutely possible. And I give you props for overriding your first inclination not to reach out to someone you might have excluded before. Who knows. Maybe a friend is in the (re)making. And, look on the bright side… if you weren’t their biggest fan in high school then you have nothing to lose and nowhere to go but up!
Chris said,
August 26, 2008 at 5:37 pm
BTW, love the new layout! =)