As I stood next to my car, here, at the Star News Group office, packing up my gear from a day of filming, I couldn't help but smile as carload after carload of jubilant Warrior fans drove down Main Street. Kids and teens, so excited by the victory they could no longer contain their glee, let out yells and screams while they hung out of car and truck windows as the impromptu parade made its way through town.
While I watched the spectacle I felt a mixture of emotions - first I was thrilled and happy, remembering my own high school days when such a victory was the most important event I could have ever imagined. Then, as the wailing of the sirens dissipated, something occurred to me - These kids have the world by the tail, but it won't last - and I felt a sudden wave of sadness.
For many of those kids, that will be their happiest high school memory. And that's what makes me sad. Before they know it, this extraordinary time in their lives will be just that - a memory.
Life has a way of flying by - particularly in times of joy. My only hope is that these kids understand that times like these are a rare treasure. And, when they are grown, with families of their own, they will look back and not have a single regret.
1 comments:
It's hard to be in the moment isn't it; to just enjoy it without some other or opposing feeling or thought creeping in. It seems like the kids were being in that moment; it's a good thing. I don't think they need to worry about the future or understand the importance of the moment while they're experiencing it.
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