I won't say just how long ago, but recently I had the opportunity to attend my 10 year class reunion. These are always fun because we get to see how our classmates have changed, developed, or "finished". As I was looking around the room picking out the people I knew or remembered I thought what a great analogy a class reunion is to the development of our koi. Naturally, I was searching for the girls I once had a crush on or knew to be popular. This is where the analogy thing hit the hardest. The girls that were the "dreamboats" back then were the least impressive looking now. They had had their day in the sun. Their peak was in high school, they were essentially "finished" and in show condition back then. Several of the less attractive "stick figured" or "nerdy" girls were now incredible looking well proportioned women. They were "tategoi" back in school and we shallow boys didn't even have a clue that they were slow developing women for the future. The same was true of the boys that were the strong athletes back then. Now, most of them were sporting beer bellies any Sumo Wrestler would be proud of. They peaked early.

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