growing up. it's such a process isn't it? so much stuffs to face. science calls it puberty. we say it's growing up. it's part and parcel of life. something everyone has to face.
everybody has a different childhood. but mostly, our childhoods are happy. yet everybody grew up differently and we all suffered the wrath of the education system. the constant dronings of things that we know we will never apply in our lifetime. things that would not be applicable to our lives. we dedicate more than 10 yrs of our lives to the education system. that's growing up.
and there are the families. happy families only appear on tv dramas. nowadays, tv dramas don't even have them. happy families. is that only a facade for people to believe in? nearly every teen i know has a family problem of their own. some then decided whether to see the cup half full or half empty. many i've seen took the optimistic approach. i myself believe, have done so as well.
relationship problems. it's so common for every teen to face it. through all these problems and trials, is there really true happiness when we laugh or smile? growing up is such a chore now. it isn't really happy, is it?
wasn't better when we were younger. when we all thought of everything much simpler and easier to comprehend. where we wouldn't think too deeply into things and everybody was just friends with everyone.
does growing up mean that we're no longer allowed to be childish? it's not really childish we say. it's known as young at heart. it's not silly. when we grow up, or growing up, we all want to return the simpler childhood. simple. how we wish now that everything was as simple before.
growing up is a never ending process. i'm surprised how far i went. but to many i know, i'm still childish. growing up doesn't mean i have to be mature all the time. it just means, things getting more and more complicated. until one day, when i cannot comprehend anymore, it's the end of growing up.
charm(:
