I’ve probably struck those kind of things – my entire grown up life – and to think I had them drilled into me as a kid 🙂
I’m reading a series of books over the next year…and the current one has a lot about why I think like I might do now, based on so much through the evolutionary system of human life (taps into other animals as well, but only to tell us – we don’t do those things…for those reasons)
oddly enough until last year I really thought there was a difference
between kids and grownups.
the fact of the matter is becoming more and more clear to me!
Coming as I did from a dysfunctional family, and having to become an adult before most boys do here, I had no illusions to start with. My disillusions with mankind started much later when I was well and truly grown up.
Albert Camus wrote, “To think is to be undermined.” I was lucky to have been undermined when I was just a kid — about 10 years old. When I was in high school I spent a lot of time building myself a solid foundation, and it has done me well ever since.
The things we used to say as kids— “Just wait ’till I’m grown up!” or, “I can’t wait to be my own boss!” It seemed the magical cure for everything. But now, not so much. It seems hardly anyone ‘grows up’ any more!
I went to an event here where we live now and shared something personal to me. Later I learned people talked about me and what they thought was my inappropriate reaction to my event. No wonder I find it so hard to go join in on things here.
That’s sad, but it isn’t unusual. Some studies say people with the most social interactions are healthier, but I never believed that. I finally read one sensible atticle on the subject — it depends on the people you interact with! The nice thing about the internet is we have a wider choice of friends, people who share our values and interests.
I’ve probably struck those kind of things – my entire grown up life – and to think I had them drilled into me as a kid 🙂
I’m reading a series of books over the next year…and the current one has a lot about why I think like I might do now, based on so much through the evolutionary system of human life (taps into other animals as well, but only to tell us – we don’t do those things…for those reasons)
Yes, people have evolved to be a certain way. It’s not always nice.
oddly enough until last year I really thought there was a difference
between kids and grownups.
the fact of the matter is becoming more and more clear to me!
I lost that illusion when I was still a kid. I never understood why grownups sometimes never grew out of pettiness.
That poor child will grow up and will be very disillusioned.
Did you manage to keep your illusions for years?
Coming as I did from a dysfunctional family, and having to become an adult before most boys do here, I had no illusions to start with. My disillusions with mankind started much later when I was well and truly grown up.
Albert Camus wrote, “To think is to be undermined.” I was lucky to have been undermined when I was just a kid — about 10 years old. When I was in high school I spent a lot of time building myself a solid foundation, and it has done me well ever since.
Wouldn’t it be something, if our population statistics included a % of true grownups? I think the number would be very low.
There would be a huge argument about that. There’s enough fighting already!
The things we used to say as kids— “Just wait ’till I’m grown up!” or, “I can’t wait to be my own boss!” It seemed the magical cure for everything. But now, not so much. It seems hardly anyone ‘grows up’ any more!
Apparently the younger generation is no hurry to grow up. I wasn’t either when I was younger — adult life was a pleasant surprise.
I went to an event here where we live now and shared something personal to me. Later I learned people talked about me and what they thought was my inappropriate reaction to my event. No wonder I find it so hard to go join in on things here.
That’s sad, but it isn’t unusual. Some studies say people with the most social interactions are healthier, but I never believed that. I finally read one sensible atticle on the subject — it depends on the people you interact with! The nice thing about the internet is we have a wider choice of friends, people who share our values and interests.
I think most kids are well aware that grown-ups behave just as badly as kids. After all, where do kids pick up all those bad habits?
Some kids look for something better than that. I know I did, and it was worth the trouble.