High School

I found out some information the other day about a friend of mine from high school. Some really sad and unfortunate information. I'll share that in a minute. However, the entire incident made me think about my high school friends, how much I actually do miss some of them, and how much we have all changed over the past 8 years. WOW. 8 years. Our reunion will be in 2! That's just crazy to me.

Anyway, when I graduated high school- I could. not. wait. to. be. done. I am sure most high schoolers felt this way. I never really missed it though. I missed some of my friends, yes. And I missed the easiness of the classes, but I was never one to go back to visit or really wish to be back in high school. Now I'd do college over again in a heart beat! but I have never really missed high school. That was until the other day, when I received this information. It just made me really miss all the fun of high school and really miss the friends I had then. Going through facebook profiles, it's amazing to see just how different we all really are. For these reasons, I am actually looking forward to the reunion (if it actually happens!).

The information I found out was about my friend was unreal. I wouldnt say we were super close, but he was the type of friend I would eat lunch with, hang out with at football games, and just joke around with. We had classes together and both shared an interest in potentially going to med school one day. One of my best friends went to prom with him and dated him for awhile. He came to my surprise 18th birthday party and helped film it all, so I would remember it. He was a decent guy.

Well, I found out that after college, he dropped out of grad school and lied to his parents about it. He told them a lot of lies about getting a job in Fl and graduating from grad school. His father came to help move him out of his apartment and help him move to Fl. While finishing loading up his stuff, he became afraid of his family finding out about all of the lies and shot his dad. He killed his father. He has now plead guilty to 2nd degree murder and will be going to jail for 9-12 years.

WHAT?! I was astonished. I still am. How could this really nice kid from high school murder his father because he didnt want his secrets out. That doesnt even make sense to me. All his secrets are out now AND his father is dead. AND the rest of his family has to deal with all of this. It's just a horrible story and I feel so bad for the family. I just cant imagine having to deal with something like that. It was hard enough when my father passed away from illness, but to have had my brother kill him? Unforgivable. I would hope the Christian in me would be able to find peace and forgiveness, but it would be incredibly hard and I dont know if I could do it. He got off so easy because he was cooperative and had his family supporting him. I dont know if I could be that supportive. And 9-12 years? I dont know if he should get out! It's not my place to decide these things- thank goodness- but someone with that kind of anger who can murder his own father? I just dont think so. Hopefully, he is receiving the type of help he needs, because clearly something in his life more than the lies went severely wrong and he clearly has some anger issues. Geez. One of my high school friends, now a murderer of his own dad. Just unfathomable.

All of this made me think about how others have changed. How life has treated all those people I once shared a classroom with and once ate lunch with. What else dont I know about my high school friends? I dont think I want to know! Ignorance is bliss, right?

I will be praying for his family, as well as him. The Lord can forgive everything, so I just pray he finds the Lord.