It is so hard to carry a good conversation in Chinese these days. The English pops up constantly, when I realize it, try to convert them in Chinese, can not find proper words!!! Seems living in the twilight zone, belong to neither. Lost my sophistication in Chinese, and still superficial in English, I can not express myself in a way I want, what a loser!
After receiving the flyer from Wenqi about the reunion, I lost a couple of nights of sleep. Here are some of my thoughts:
Twenty years ago, young and vulnerable, we cried at the train station, saying good bye to each other and farewell to the college life. Leaving our young love and memories behind, we took on our separate journeys, with each other's blessing. With open hearts and arms, we embraced the uncertain future with anticipation and ambitions...
Life has taken on its course after we left each other:
Most of us follow the flows-falling in love, gotten married, raising children, while pursuing a career…
We have been challenged, we have overcome obstacles…
Many of us have led a successful life and lived a life beyond our dreams;
A lot of us seem “ordinary” but have done “extraordinary” things to our patients, communities, families and friends.
We had tears, we made mistakes, and we were heartbroken at some points…
A few of us lost their lives to dreadful diseases…
20 years later, we looked back at our life, as reading through a book- the college chapter is so memorable and unforgettable. A life period with hard work and competition; youth and innocence; uncertainty and insecurity; mistakes and embarrassment; frustration and accomplishment; friendship and budding loves, we cherish it.
The friends we make in college stay with us for the rest of our lives and the time we shared is forever part of ourselves and can not be denied. We are together today, to memorize the old golden time; to share our stories after being apart; to celebrate our friendship; and to tell each other how much we care!
Cheers, Class of 1989.
