Walking Bridge serves as a metaphor for the journey traveled by many in Walz's generation, but this story transcends all ages, and geography. It is a human story about the youthful connections we don't create, or sometimes even cultivate. We simply accept their presence in our lives.

This author believes that there is something special about friends who knew us when we were young. These relationships revealed us to ourselves at a time when we needed it most - whether we wanted them to or not.