A Glimpse of Post-Highschool Life

Last week I was invited to attend my high school graduation in Malang. I am very excited to come because this could be time where I see some of my friends whom I last saw two years ago. Something that I did not expect was a reminiscent over three years of high school during the event.

#bestselfiesofGraduation

My high school was not just a regular high school because the students were carefully selected from all over East Java province (equivalent to a state in the U.S) to spend the next three years together in a boarding school. 

It was a very sacred moment for me when the graduates throw their hats off as a confirmation that they are officially finished high school. I was in their shoes two years ago. That moment of graduation means a lot of things. When I saw they gave hugs to each other, it struck me because I know that maybe they won’t be able to see each other again after a while. When I saw some of them talked to their girlfriend/boyfriend, I knew that their relationship might not go as they planned. When they talked to their best friends and promised to stay in touch, I knew that they would not actually stay in touch and after a while they were not best friend anymore. 

Graduates and alumni

My high school taught me loads of lessons, but one lesson that it taught me very well is that people come and go. At some point in our life, we have to realize that people might mean the world to us right now, and accept that in the near future their part in our lives must be over. One thing that we should not worry is that their spaces in our heart would be filled with new friends and new experiences. Something that we have to remember is that even though those people are not in our life anymore, somehow they would forever be part of us in many forms; it could be memories, it could be lessons, it could be heartache, it could be anything else we would like them to be. 

With teachers and friends

Attending my high school’s graduation is a good reminder that I once meant the world to some people. It is a great place to know that my friends are doing very well in college. Also it was good to know that some people actually miss me. Looking back two years ago, I had so many worries about my future but it is good knowing that I am doing fine after high school and I believe that the graduates would be doing fine as well.  

"Understand that friends come and go, but with a precious few you should hold on. The older you get, the more you need the people who knew you when you were young."

- Mary Schmich