I was thrilled to have lunch with my old college roommate Steve yesterday after a long time apart. He and I jelled from the start back at ISU's Walker Hall.
We were serious enough about our faith to be in a small study group at the Catholic Newman Center, yet silly enough to write phony Bible passages such as Jesus finally relenting after "seventy times seven times" of forgiveness and allowing the disciples to smite the offender thereafter, whereupon the persnickety apostles ask why they can't just do so after the first violation.
We went through dating and breakups around the same time. We had long lights-out talks in the dorm room. Played Nerf basketball. Developed a "cup o' wisdom" filled with more fake advice. Played volleyball and basketball. Mostly aced our classes. They were sweet days whose narrative could fill tons of paragraphs. And these days we're happy spouses with satisfying jobs and volunteer paths.
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