New Beginnings

It's been a while since I've been here. So much for the goal of posting something regularily!

Today I watched my son graduate from High School. It was a bittersweet celebration. The class of 2010 of Bawating Collegiate and Vocational School will the last graduating class. After 49 years the school is closing and will make way for Superior Heights, the new high school which is now taking shape in what was the parking lot of the old one.

To me, a graduation has always been a two edge sword. It means the accomplishment of a goal, but it also means the end of your current path. That can be a scary thing. You have spent so much effort in reaching your goal, and now that you are there, what's next?

Most of the graduates plan to further their education, either at college or University. Some have entered apprenticeships, and still others have decided to go to work for a while.

These young people have plans for their futures. Looking back at the graduations in my life. I have to realize not all of my plans bore fruit. There is an old saying that life is something that happens when you make other plans.

Would I have made different choices with the information I know hold in my hand. Definitely. I know for instance, I would have gone for teaching instead of journalism. At the time, I had no interest in going back to school, which is rather ironic as i have earned numerous diplomas over the years on various subjects. My newest one earned this spring, adorns the wall.

But then again, would I have been satisfied with the way my life turned out if I had gone that other route? That is something I can only speculate about.