In the past, the Spring Festival reunion was an event that everyone looked forward to, in addition to reuniting with relatives, spending time with former classmates, talking and laughing, reminiscing about the past, and feeling the changes of time together. However, during the Spring Festival in 2024, there is almost no scene of students getting together for a happy gathering. On major social platforms, a thought-provoking topic is being discussed: nowadays, who will take the initiative to participate in class reunions? In the replies from netizens, more than 70% said that "no one organized it at all", and 12% said that "I received an invitation but did not go". Even my high school and university groups, where I lived, had lively class reunions in previous years, but this year they have gradually lost their lively atmosphere. The tacit understanding of the past ten-year, five-year, and three-year appointments seems to have drifted apart for various reasons, and the responses of netizens show that the heat and enthusiasm for this year's class reunion have greatly decreased. What is the reason behind this phenomenon?
Expanding: In this digital age, people's communication methods and living habits have changed dramatically. The once lively class reunion now seems to have lost its charm of the past, and the family WeChat group and circle of friends condense people's attention, and the traditional class reunion can no longer compete with it. In the past, the atmosphere of talking about the past and reminiscing about each other at class reunions has gradually drifted away, and has been replaced by an increasingly impetuous and utilitarian social atmosphere. People's focus has gradually shifted inward, and the desire to pursue self-worth and practical interests has become more and more intense. In addition, the long period of non-contact and non-communication makes the topic of conversation between classmates boring and boring, and makes the originally familiar faces unfamiliar. The fast pace of society makes people have no time to take care of meaningless social activities, and class reunions are gradually being forgotten and abandoned by people.
In the past, he was a classmate, but now he is a stranger. Students who used to learn and grow together in the same classroom are now rarely together again. Many people recall the past class reunions and can't help but feel the changes and alienation in them. The promise of a reunion at some future time has been frustrated for various reasons, and this change has made many people wonder what the purpose of the reunion is.
Expanding: The reunion between college classmates used to be a peak period of emotional exchange, and the students who graduated recently still cherished the good memories of their campus life, looking forward to getting together again one day in the future, and feeling that the friendship between them has not diminished in laughter and conversation. However, as time passed, the pressures of life and the trivial ties of their respective family lives made many people gradually lose their enthusiasm for class reunions. Netizens pointed out that only those who are single have the time and motivation to attend class reunions, and others are often tired by life and cannot spare their energy and time to devote to it. The author's college classmates are an example, the enthusiasm at the beginning of graduation reunited, but when it comes to the promised ten-year appointment, it slowly fades away because of the trivial matters of life, and this gradual distancing may be more behind the acceleration of the pace of life, so that people have no time to take care of the nostalgia and precipitation of the youthful years.
Class reunions used to be an unrestrained way of family communication, and they were a pure scenery in interpersonal communication. However, with the development and changes of society, class reunions seem to have slowly lost their simplicity and sincerity. At the gatherings, some people began to show an excessive focus on superficial material things such as social class and wealth, which evolved into a vanity fair, showing more of a glamorous and bombastic scene.
Expanding: In past class reunions, people often talked about interesting stories from their student days, or their struggles in their respective workplaces. However, today's class reunions have gradually become a kind of display stage, and successful people belittle those classmates with ordinary lives with a touch of arrogance; Throughout the party, there was no shortage of people who flaunted their success and wealth, and they talked about their achievements and relationships with the powerful, pretending to be noble and thinking highly of themselves. The alumni association has gradually become a microcosm of society, and complex phenomena such as fame, fortune, and social relations are highlighted. In addition, 10 years after graduating from college, many people have been working in different industries, with very different experiences and circumstances, and the party quickly starts to feel boring. Many people began to be tired of dealing with those false interactions, and gradually forgot the time when they had struggled and grown together, and class reunions gradually lost their simplicity and purity in such a social atmosphere.
Today's younger generations are gradually entering middle age, and the pressures of work and family chores have left many people with the lineup and social enthusiasm of the past. In such an environment, enthusiasm for class reunions seems to be waning, and people are more inclined to return to the family, seeing the family as the center of life, and gradually forgetting the important friendships.
Expansion: As the generation grows older, it gradually turns its attention back to the family, and the importance of friendship between classmates is diluted by work and career development. The impact of the epidemic and the turbulent economic situation have made many people feel the pressure and anxiety of life. Getting married, having children, and facing many family responsibilities and financial burdens, they have become exhausted and have no time to take care of their former classmates. This is inextricably linked to the gradual distancing of people's hearts to pay more attention to their own values and quality of life, and the generation is in the process of urbanization, constantly moving away from the circle of former classmates and friends, and the nostalgia for the past is gradually disappearing, and at the same time, interpersonal relationships have begun to undergo subtle changes. In this era of social upheaval, the post-80s and post-90s generations gradually realized that paying attention to the lives of others is no longer important, and their own happiness and achievements are more important.
The disappearance of class reunions is not only a dilution of social activities, but also a true portrayal of the changes in the inner needs of contemporary people. With the changes of the times and the enrichment of personal experiences, people's attitudes and ways of socializing have undergone fundamental changes. The former classmates and friendship, under the tempering of society and the baptism of reality, have gradually become alienated and unfamiliar, and the generation is in a period of transition, letting go of the hustle and bustle of the past, returning to inner peace and the exploration of self-needs. The reduction or disappearance of class reunions is both a social phenomenon and an inner change. Perhaps, in this colorful society, we need more tranquility and introspection, to examine the fading emotional connection and former fetters, and to find the happiness and satisfaction that truly belong to us in the depths of our hearts. May we find what really matters in our lives in this ever-changing society, and return our hearts to their original peace and simplicity.