Seeing the people I grew up with made me realize that they became a part of making me me.
No, we don’t just move on in life and forget all the people we used to spend our hours with. We don’t just ignore the everyday people living in the background of our internal voices and daily narratives.
We are here because of all the connections we built and the relationships we fostered.
And as I looked around, seeing the people I grew up with, I remembered how true the adults then used to tell me about people. And not just people but our people.
Never burn bridges.
Learn to look back to the people who helped you get there.