Ag Lorg ar an Leabhar na h-Aghaidhe

Bhí mé ag casadh leis duine eile ar an Leabhar na h-Aghaidhe le déanaí. Bhuail mé leis cairdeas i sean-rangannaí ann. Feicim ár aghaidheannaí aríst. Ach ní raibh mé ag feicthe siad níos mó tríocha bliain go ham seo.

D'fhoghlaim mé scéaltaí sonas. Mar shampla, chuir mé a chara go raibh ag freastail ina h-ollscoil na Califoirnea i gCathair na hÁingeal fadó liom. Is áit is mo ann. Go hiontach, ní bhfuair mé fior-cairdeas de mo dha ollscoileannaí eile níos luath fós.

Ar ndóigh, chuala mé scéaltaí bronach i dtólamh. Cheana féin, fuair an t-aos óg chomh maith leis sean-duine bás. Chaill oibreachaí go leor. Bhris póstaí go minic.

Ar scor ar bith, léigh mé faoi duine go raibh ag déanamh maith anois. Gheobhaidh "Seán M." eile chomh mise céim doctúra seisean féin ina tamall gairid. Chonaic mé faoi fír níos mo go mbeidh múinteoirí fosta.

Tá an sagart ansin freisin. Is Críos é. Is cuimhne liom sé nuair go raibh muid ag obairthe le cheile ina scoil ag scríofa aiste ar ár rang Beárla.

Bhí sé ag gáire i gcónaí. Feicim a ghriangraf inniu. Tá sé ag déanamh mionghaire go fóill ansiud!

Searching on Facebook.

I have come across other people on Facebook recently. I met up with friends from old classes there. I see our faces again. But I didn't find them before, since more than thirty years ago.

I learned happy stories. For instance, I found a friend that was once attending with me the University of California at Los Angeles. It's the largest place there. Surprisingly, I did not find true friends from my two other universities earlier yet.

Naturally, I heard sad stories frequently. Already, death has found young as well as old folks. Many jobs were lost. Marriages were broken often.

However, I've read about people who were doing well now. Another "John M." than me will get his own doctoral degree in a short while. I saw more men who will be teachers too.

There's a priest there also. He's Chris. I remember him when we were working together in school writing essays for our English class.

He always was laughing. I see his photo today. He's still over there making a smile.

Image/íomhá: Cartún/Cartoon.