Most people in our culture associate age with wisdom and rationality. The older you are, the more brains and reason you have. Also, the older you are, the less physical activities you are able to perform, limiting the amount of running and playing you can do. Another factor Is that society has put elders in and elderly category, as well as kids in a kid category, which limits what is considered socially acceptable for each category of people to do. Kids are often times more associated with having fun and enjoying the moment. Adults are more associated with long-term things.
There is something about the essence of childhood that is enjoyable to be seen in every age category of people. I feel like childhood is the only thing that has this quality though. For instance it is not considered beautiful when a child acts like an adult, or a teen acts like an elder.
Childhood is always beautiful.
Being child-like is a quality that I think everyone should try to achieve. Its an act of leaving your burdens behind and enjoying life for what it is; not what it has been or will be.
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