I was driving behind a student yesterday with a "maties" (Stellenbosch University) sticker on her bashed up golf's rear window. I felt a twinge of familiarity. You see, besides being the eternal student in terms of non-stop studying, I am also an eternal student...well, generally.
I just seem to get on better with younger people (teenagers especially). When I gave reading classes they were my favourite, and funny, they seemed to love me. We always had a good laugh. When I went swimming with dolphins in October, the person I got on best with was the 16-year-old girl in our group.
There's just a connection.
I guess my question to myself is whether I am possibly drawn to and connected to this young group of people because maybe my "calling" and "destiny" is to work with teens, or if I simply need to grow up. Mature. Become an adult and make adult conversation (yawn).
Am I 32 going on 15, which is actually really cool? Or am I still a hurt 15-year old kid that was so stunted I couldn't grow up (not cool)?
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