It’s just a few more weeks to our 10th high school reunion and so far I’m having mixed emotions about the whole thing. I’m excited to see my batchmates but at the same time, I’m not too eager to brush elbows with them yet. Why?
The only reason I could think of is that I’m anxious. Perhaps it’s because the thought of comparing lives and achievements with one another just seems a little daunting right now. You see, on the financial side, I haven’t been able to amass insanely huge amounts of money unlike most of my batchmates who chose the corporate life. Being in the education business, I have very little (if none at all) opportunities for acquiring millions. In terms of professional growth and development as measured by position, I’m no vice-president nor branch manager. I mean I finally managed to become a coordinator this year, but let’s face it. That’s still a tad short of a vice-president position. Right?
What I do have however, and I’m proud to say so, is a beautiful family - a gorgeous, loving wife and our not-so-small anymore angel of a baby. They are my treasures, my life and my everything. But as much as I would like to compare accomplishments with my batchmates in that aspect, I don’t think I’ll be able to because most of them are still far from getting married. That’s why I’m almost 100 % sure that family life will take a backseat in this reunion’s conversations.
Perhaps on our 20th reunion, me and my batchmates will see eye to eye when they have children of their own too. Perhaps by that time, they’ll understand what kind of work and achievement is involved in establishing and supporting a family. But until then, I guess I’ll have to wait. I just pray they don’t take too long - hopefully before mateo is old enough (and vain enough) to start asking for an acne scars cream or facial cleanser. Haha!