It's so easy to
let the little things pass us by in life. We go about our daily
routines as if they don't matter and never stop to notice the details
that come along with it. We take everything for granted, our friends,
our families, our houses, and we never really get to take a good look
at what we have. I'm sure many of us don't even realise how lucky we
are, I'm also certain there are some of us out there who aren't as
lucky. But, nevertheless we trudge through life as if it is some sort
of chore.
When I was
younger I used to play in the streets until it was really late, and
when I say that I mean about 8 O'clock, because to a 9 year old
that's dangerously close to bedtime (rebellious)! I remember riding
my bike until my legs couldn't peddle any longer, scuffing my knees
on curbs as I ruthlessly played tag with all the other children. I'd
laugh until I couldn't breathe and my face would start to hurt. But I
wouldn't care. Those days were probably the most enjoyable days of my
life, our lives. And even though at the time we probably didn't
notice how much fun we're were having, we appreciated every second we
got, every last minute we were allowed on the swings, every water gun
fight in the summer. If only now a days, adults would live with the
same energy and thirst for life as back then.
I find myself too
often getting caught up in work, my studies or my house chores that I
haven't got any time for fun. My idea of fun seems to be curling up
in bed with a glass of wine and watching my favourite boxsets over
and over again until I am too tired to function. When did life get
like this? I don't remember. It's almost as if when I turned 18 I
crossed a 'no fun, strictly adult' barrier and suddenly became what I
am today. But I miss the childlike me. Don't you too? I wish I could
run around and giggle and get warn out from running like I used to.
If we kept even a
quarter of the childlike mind that we used to have, I know I'd be a
much more content human being, I think we all would. It may seem
hard, especially with what comes with adulthood, but when we were
children we didn't need technology, or expensive things to have fun,
just a couple of pebbles, some chalk, a skipping rope or the best toy
a person can have- our imaginations. Being spontaneous may seem a
risk, but the child 'you' wouldn't hold back, and neither should the
adult 'you'. So be more carefree, be more spontaneous, and be you,
the way you remember being, the way you were once as a child.
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