This is usually the time of year where my personal lens shifts its focus. With graduations, new jobs, and other rites of passage in abundance, my generally reflective self becomes rather "projective". What do I want to be when I grow up? Where do I see myself in five years? With my own "new beginning" rapidly approaching, I'm finding more and more that I'm unsure of. I can't help but wonder, do we really need to grow up?
Remember when life was simple? When your friends and family were the only important things in the world. When the ice cream could make your day, no matter what happened before. When a kiss could take away all of your ailments. When you could get lost in the smallest intricacies of life and spend hours lost in your imagination. If only we could bottle that clarity, freedom, and appreciation for the little things, and carry it in our big responsible "adult" pocket to take a sip of when everything started getting too serious. Maybe we shouldn't seek out some radical departure from "who we were" to become "who we are". Maybe finding that simplicity again is the real answer.
-Mike
