28.11.06

Children


On one episode of 3rd Rock From The Sun (Season 1),Sally approaches a maternity ward full of newborns,saying:I wish i could have started at scratch like you guys-knowing but not knowing,seeing but altogether forgetting.Enjoy it,time here moves really fast.

My childhood,like most others,was characterized by an almost pure innocence and unknowing-simply letting things be and allowing myself to become,enjoying every minute doing silly things without the burden of self-restrain or conscience to contemplate.Every child i encounter bears a vague reminder of my childhood-those infants who never stop smiling,the young children who run around the playground without a single trace of worry in their minds,and for a minute i envy their joy from having no responsibility but then i'm reminded the benefits of being a teenager-the freedom to choose and enjoy life with full awareness of my environment,and yet i wish i could return to those childhood times-when all we did was have fun,and having fun seemed to be the only existing objective of life.And compared to now,the experience of being a teenager means having to face rejection,loneliness,embarassment,disappointment and all other sorts of confict-we're so much more self-concious and controlling of our choices,but i guess this is how the journey goes and when adulthood comes things will change and so will our priorities and mindsets.

But as time passes and we grow older into different stages of life,we can always belief that no matter how hard and unhappy life gets,there is always our childhood to look back at at smile upon-these memories are forever and nothing or noone can take them away.

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