i went to the secondary school debate finals on sunday, where RI competed against SJI. one of my favouritest juniors messaged me and asked me to come and support him. so i brought taufiq along, and down we went to the masjid sultan auditorium. there i met up with some of the juniors whom i have not talked to for a million years. it felt good meeting up again after all that time, and it was really sweet to have them remember you even after so long.
as we sat through the debate, i made some observations of the dynamics of the whole group. and i reminisced my experience as a teenager with a tight group of friends.
i saw through them, the exact same thing that we had as secondary school mates. a common identity, a sense of brotherhood and unity that led us towards the same things. a bonding that was so strong that it would almost kill if removed. the collective fun, collective joy, collective sadness, collective tears that i could see. empathy reigned and every one could almost read the other's mind. and it reaffirmed my conviction that there was no better time than the years in secondary school, where you truly felt that you had companions for life.
as i recapitulated my thoughts to taufiq, i asked him why we had to change so much.
he said that as people get older, their circle of friends get smaller. and its just a natural process of selection and deselection of people whom you decide deserve your attention and concern.
well, natural as it may be, i find it sad that it had to be that way.
we are missing a lot.
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