Growing Up

Why must one grow up? Yes, it's true that you must mature in your wisdom and responsibilities, but growing up doesn't mean you turn "serious". That's the wrong kind of growing up. Why can't you still have the imagination of a child, still have the whimsical fancies, and silliness of one that doesn't understand why everyone has to be worried and stressed. The answer is, you can. If you don't follow the crowd of people that are trying to force you to be someone your not. Last night I was deep in thought while watching Finding Neverland. I started to wonder why I haven't just imagined something rather silly in a while? I wondered why lately I haven't imagined the furniture grew a mouth and legs. Why the stack of books didn't spread their pages like wings and fly around the room. I think more people should think like J.M. Barrie. Think silly nonsensical things. Become a child again. Too many people are trying to grow up too fast. Enjoy the time you have. Who says that once your reach high school you have to walk, talk, think, act like an adult. You should always think like a child. Children have faith, hope, and don't doubt that their dreams will come true. No matter how silly, or wild they are. What wrong is there in dreaming of sailing the seven seas with pirates, or ruling a kingdom as princess, or even queen, climbing the highest peak on the highest mountain, being the first to do something daring, to walk through a wardrobe and find yourself in a completely different world, to sit by your window and wait for Peter Pan to take you to Neverland, to have a mighty sword fight with the best swordsman in all eternity, and win. These things are possible. Possibilities are endless when you use your...imagination.