we had a small college reunion today. some of the thoughts from it:
the birth of entrepreuneurs
quite a few of the guys are thinking of start ups. always a good sign. was great to see one pal in particular who was very carefree back in college, think business now.
makes me think that the education system (or my college - loyola) should be more realistic & encourage entrepreneurship rather than us having to figure it out only after studies.
the death of study
speaking to the class topper, who's still a student, i realized i've lost the joy of reading. i miss my times of contemplating & living out what i read. my usual weekday used to include a block of few hours for reading - anything from shakespeare, to c.s. lewis, to the encyclopedia, to mario puzo. for hours i'd be thinking of the death of desdemona, or the attempt to kill don corleone, or lewis' thots on marriage (though he himself was celibate). now my 'reading' consists of mashable, outofmygord.com, mad magazine, marvel's comics, rolling stone mag, etc. all these on my comp, lasting 50 pages at max. a lot more practical & useful, but with little focus on art and more on information. i find my reading has changed, diversified, but is less intense, and easily forgotten.
i refuse to accept this as a natural progression. will get back to reading good ol' books. a resurrection of sorts.
