Fateful Decisions
While listening to last week’s Slate Political Gabfest, John Dickerson shared his answer to the following Twitter question:
A couple of ideas came and went in my mind, before I settled on sharing something previously-untold that had decades of consequence.
It was the last week of my senior year of high school. This was before texting or even email, so I was likely saying final goodbyes to lots of peers.
One of my classmates, a tomboy named Micha, was planning to immediately leave for summer school at Texas Tech. Up to that point, we were closer to buddies than friends, but we were acquainted enough that we decided to become pen pals.
That moment turned out to be the start of the longest friendship of my life, spanning 24 years until her untimely passing. It transcended mere friendship, as we felt & acted like siblings. Pretty darn trajectory-changing, if you ask me!
