The Selfless Way: The same person in every room

When I was in middle school, we had some interesting names for the different groups of kids. Looking back, it almost sounds like something out of a movie from the 1960s. We had the Rogues, which was another name for the tougher kids, or what some people might call thugs. We had the Skids, who were mostly the kids who smoked, chewed tobacco, and had piercings everywhere. Then there were the Preps, who generally came from families with money and lived in the nicer neighborhoods. And, of course, we had the athletes. I can’t make this stuff up. Those were actually the names we used. By the time we got to high school, those same groups were still around, but the names had either changed or disappeared. The labels mattered less, even though the social circles were still pretty familiar. What I remember most is that I never had much trouble moving between those groups. I could hang out with the athletes, have conversations with the Rogues, and spend time with the Preps.

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