Subject: Re: Reflections on our Reunion
From: Sally (snavarro@cox.net)
Date: Wed Jul 29 2009 - 13:46:36 CDT
Very, very beautifully stated, Steve. And, like the others who have
responded, I agree with what you said wholeheartedly! :)
----- Original Message -----
From: <skonklesr@aol.com>
To: <ohhs59@venus.soci.niu.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 2:58 PM
Subject: Reflections on our Reunion
>
> Hello everyone,
>
> After having a few days to reflect on what just took place at the Hilton
> Hotel in Grand Rapids, Michigan, I have a few thoughts that I'd like to
> share with all of you.? As I look back on the evening, and some of the
> events preceding and even following the evening, I am as much struck by
> what I did not see and experience, as I am by what I did see and
> experience.
>
> I hope that all of you did not see and hear the same things that I did not
> see and hear.? I did not see a Homecoming King or Queen, or a Jock, or a
> Wimp, or a Nerd.? I did not?see a single rich kid, or bully, or
> delinquent, and there was nobody there from the wrong side of the tracks.?
> I certainly never saw a Cheerleader, or anyone that wished they were a
> Cheerleader.? I?did not see?anyone with a label "First String", or "Second
> String", or "Bench Warmer".? And nobody had a reputation for being a jerk,
> or a snitch, or even "Hot".? And isn't it odd, that nowhere in the room
> was the fat kid, or the girl with the big boobs for us to leer at or
> snicker about.
>
> What I did see was a whole bunch of warm and wonderful people that had all
> made a particular effort to travel back to Grand Rapids, so that just for
> a few hours, they could share a moment or two with people they had known
> and loved a long time ago, and just wanted to have a chance to let them
> know how they felt one more time.? What I did see was instant and
> spontaneous hugs, and smiles, and even kisses, and "oh boy am I glad to
> see you" looks.? What I did see was a room full of people who were
> "connected" by time and life's experiences to one another in a way that
> only they could appreciate.? The warmth, and the friendship, and the love
> for one another that transcends all of the things that I did not see.?
> Because that's the way we all have come to know it is supposed to be,
> because that in fact is the true legacy of the OHHS Class of 59.
>
> As for me personally, all I can say to you all is, stay well, stay happy,
> thank the Good Lord for your blessings, and if you are faced with pain and
> sorrow, my God grant you Serenity to Accept the things you cannot
> change.??
>
> I hope?we have the opportunity to get together again soon, so we can talk
> and spend time with all of those that we didn't have enough time to talk
> and spend time with at this last wonderful event.
>
> My love (and my wife's love....she's an adopted part of our experience
> now) to you all,
> Steve & Alex Konkle
>
>
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