Children <-> Adults
Which part of life is really the best!? I have come to believe that they are both hugely romanticized. When we are children, our lives are "fantastic" We get to play in the mud, with crayons, eat miscellaneous items, and best of all - hardly any homework!! Our parents cook for us and drive us around, money isn't a problem and either is finding the perfect mate, or getting "that raise" or "that degree". So, life must be the best when you are young!?
In opposition, being an adult is the best because you don't have to ask your mom to stay out late, you can live wherever you want, you finally get to make money, attractive people from the opposite sex start to "notice you", and after 21 years of waiting, alcohol is legal! So is being an adult the best?!
Humans have the hardest time deciding where they really want to be to reach that most romantic part of their lives, in my opinion. But one thing is clear - the place where we are not, always seems the most desirable. Most likely why advertisements for the Boundary Waters, for example, make me want to hop in my car, pack up the canoe and paddle for days. I don't even think about the flies and mosquitoes (the size of small airplanes), or building a fire in the rain. All I think about is that sunset and the northern lights right before I fall asleep. Perfect.
The same goes for our life cycles too. Adults want someone to take care of them, and to make them food all of the time - but we always forget to remember that with that comes a curfew, no license, and worst of all homework! ("the flies of the BWCA"). With children and even people "our age" the life "out of college" sounds amazing, just go to work form 9-5 and watch the money pile up. We all want a beautiful significant other and a happy family with a picket fence. And that is what is so romantic. Then comes the "rainstorm of the BWCA" bills, in-laws, working overtime, and just making it to graduation. I believe that it's conclusive to say that it's always easier to pretend that you will be somewhere more romantic because thats the easy life and to rise the question: If where I am now was supposed to be romantic 10 years ago, what can I believe about my life 10 years from now, or what would it be like to be 10 years old again?
I thought this was a fantastic post because it is completely true! I contribute my lack of patience in growing up to being an only child. When I was in after school care I wanted to be able to walk home. When I had to walk home I wanted to drive home. When I was in high school I was ready for college and now that I am inching towards the end of college because I am ready for the 9-5 job. It reminds me of the saying ‘the grass is always greener’ which is slightly frustrating because I never feel like I am in the right place at the right time. And maybe that is what is Romantic about it. Maybe I would not be able to identify myself in a romantic moment, but am only able to foresee it. This romantic world seems to be a fantasy world for me!
ReplyDeleteYour blog just completely caught my heart. This is so true...Yes, I sometimes think about what I was like in my past and feel that I really want to go back to that moment. And sometimes when I see some pictures of my friends in facebook, I strongly feel "why am I not there?". I also remember that when I was a child, I wanted to be an adult because at that time I thought adult's body is much stronger than a child's. I guess these things happens because we are pursuing romantic thing. Now for me, the most romantic thing is to achieve my dream and goals in my life.
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