Island Med Student

The words “should old acquaintance be forgotten” are ones that most people instinctively associate with the new year. I never really thought much about them until recently, when I learned that the title of the song is “Auld Lang Syne,” and that it has an interesting and long history. Read more about the song on wikipedia.

So it got me thinking…should old acquaintances be forgotton? What does that even MEAN? Well, it can mean a lot of things, and reading about the history and interpretations of the song, I realized that it means a lot of things to a lot of people.

For me, it means should old “people I’ve known” be forgotten. This is something that I think about a lot. I have a lot of friends. I have a lot of acquaintances. I have met many people. I make friends easily, so I always find myself somewhat overwhelmed by my number of contacts. I only have so much time in the day to spend with other people, so I constantly find myself making decisions as to who makes the cut.

I wish I had the time and ability to hang out with many people, all the time, but it just never seems to work out this way. I know I’m not alone on this issue. Everyone has to make the same choices every day.

I once read the quote (can’t remember where):

“How you spend your days is how you spend your life.”

How very true that is. And you can extrapolate that phrase to:

“Who you spend your days with is who you spend your life with.”

Something to think about.

I’m so glad that I have so many absolutely amazing people to spend my life with.

Note: To find a pic to go with this post, I went to my photo archives and found the very first photo I had electronically with me and other people in it. I guess this photo is some 8 years old!