Pardon the pun. And I don't wish to offend anyone. But I guess my afterword regarding high school is missing....
Many are celebrating what they deem to be the end. They're free from the rigours of school and homework and crazy teachers... Their schedules have much leeway, and they can finally get paid for all their dirty work. No more perplexing math equations if you don't want them, nor discussions of how this body part works or what that thing does....
Yet to the years gone by... Despite rejoicing in light of the end of school, there are tons more who are also embittered by the fact that they won't see most of their classmates again. Nor the cool teachers. Nor familiarity....
The funny thing is, I'm rather the opposite of the lot....
The irony in the celebration is that graduation is far from the end. And thus, I do not raise my glass or cheer.
As for the other half of the picture... In all honesty, I'm quite happy that I won't have to deal with being a high school student anymore. The drama, the cliquey-ness... Sure, there were good times such as experiencing the world of my wacky biology teacher, playing round after round of Dutch blitz, and discovering the darkroom (which I used to think of as a tiny, pitch-black space for taking flash photography and experimenting with lighting. Shame on me), but I've had better days: ah, middle school, the balance between innocence and corruption... And though I've had people to talk to, in those four years, I feel that I've never become that close with anyone (maybe even drifted apart with some), and I often felt like a bit of an outsider... I've always wanted a few "(visual) artsy" friends.
Perhaps that will happen come September. Maybe the drama will still be there, but the thrill will fade...maybe even just a little. And if you look at the famed, I think there's quite a number of individuals who used to be of the quiet/misfit/loner type in school... Not that I expect to become famous myself, but I guess I should stop worrying about how obscure or bland I seemed in high school. I'll seem more of a Smarties cookie in university than one that's plain.
-bookguild
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