I can say a bit on growing up And, do tell me if my occasional bouts of inspirational speaking and advice on small aspects of your thoughtstreams is unwanted, I don't do it for myself. well... not entirely.
So, when I was a kid, I feared growing up. it was something that people did when things like fun and free time weren't priorities. Being an adult meant working, being stressed and unhappy, having adult relationships in which you have Serious Talks, and such things. boring. Being a kid meant having fun, and being noisy and running around and doing things that are actually woth doing!
And then I became an adult. responsibility was a function of freedom. if you're free and irresponsible, then things Don't Work. fun was replaced by Accomplishment. Fun is humorous, now, but doesn't last like Accomplishment does. In all, growing up was different, but, surprisingly, it was Better then being a kid.
but what you are unhappy about is a certain aspect of the freedom of being a kid that you're beginning to leave behind. I get a sense of loss and sentimentality... Perhaps this "Elsewhere" is not as valuable to you as it was, and you are sad because you don't want to loose something you love. Consider that if "Elsewhere" ended (I assume this is what we're talking about?) then it wouldn't be gone, it would be over. You'll always remember it, and always enjoy those memories. All thats changed is that you are not making new memories. It will always be a part of you.
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on 2006-05-30 11:58 pm (UTC)And, do tell me if my occasional bouts of inspirational speaking and advice on small aspects of your thoughtstreams is unwanted, I don't do it for myself. well... not entirely.
So, when I was a kid, I feared growing up. it was something that people did when things like fun and free time weren't priorities. Being an adult meant working, being stressed and unhappy, having adult relationships in which you have Serious Talks, and such things. boring.
Being a kid meant having fun, and being noisy and running around and doing things that are actually woth doing!
And then I became an adult.
responsibility was a function of freedom. if you're free and irresponsible, then things Don't Work.
fun was replaced by Accomplishment. Fun is humorous, now, but doesn't last like Accomplishment does.
In all, growing up was different, but, surprisingly, it was Better then being a kid.
but what you are unhappy about is a certain aspect of the freedom of being a kid that you're beginning to leave behind. I get a sense of loss and sentimentality... Perhaps this "Elsewhere" is not as valuable to you as it was, and you are sad because you don't want to loose something you love.
Consider that if "Elsewhere" ended (I assume this is what we're talking about?) then it wouldn't be gone, it would be over. You'll always remember it, and always enjoy those memories. All thats changed is that you are not making new memories.
It will always be a part of you.