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a little piece i wrote while lost in thought
THE DAYS OF YOUTH HAVE COME TO AN END
I have noticed, and realized, something we may not already be aware of. When we are kids growing up we are told that things change, but this is not true. What changes is our perception of our world, and exactly how we see things.
Music, as a kid, was something that we listened to for sheer enjoyment, and entertainment. We have our favorites. Now as an adult, we still enjoy music, but now we must decide how we listen to it, and how much we are willing too give up to listen to it. It is a change of how we perceive its importance in our lives.
Games of all kinds, especially the ones we all played as kids, cannot be played as much or at all anymore. In the case of Video Games, console games and arcade, the hardware may have become worn, and therefore no longer playable. In the case of all games, even Hide And Seek, we must work jobs for many hours of the day, taking away the time we once had to play these games, never to be played again. It is a change of how we see ourselves playing them.
Friends, the chair that holds the body of our society, will not be the same as an adult. Some people no longer see the ones we called friends as kids the same. They may do something that disappoints their current friends, who now see them as enemies. This also works in reverse. A person, who once was an enemy, may no longer remember you. You are now a new face in their eyes, and may now become your friend. Also as a kid, a person need not be special, just someone to spend time with. Chat, play games, or just chill out. These days, many people will not be your friend unless you can do or be something different. The biggest badass, the cutest girl, the most handsome guy, the most sexually active, etc., it is but a change of how we see other people as attractive.
School was once a place where the youth of the day could learn new things and learn new skills. But halfway through, much of that idea is thrown away. It then becomes a place where friends become enemies, people begin stealing things from others, trust between different groups of people breaks down. What are left are two types of people. Those who know what they can do, generally known as preps and jocks to me, they know what tasks they can accomplish. The others are those that don?t care a bout what they can do, just as long as they can have a good amount of fun in their day, generally known as Goths, scrubs, and outcasts to me. Although general chit-chat amongst the groups does exist, the general communication has broken down considerably. All that has changed was our view of trust and love for others.
Money, of all the things that change in a persons view, money tends to be the driving force behind it. We no longer listen to music with the same enjoyment we did, because now in order to listen to it, we must now give up what we work for, money. We no longer play games because we must now go to work, to make money. We no longer have the same friends, because they make more money, work more for their money, or don?t work at all and don?t get any money. School was once free to those who enrolled, all that was necessary for learning was provided. Nowadays, the only free thing is enrolling. The paper, pencils, and sometimes books, now come at a monetary cost.
But then again what has changed? The people are the same, the games and music are still there to be played, friends are in abundance, school remains the same, and so does money. The games are never truly put away for good; even those from our childhood are replaced with another game. The same goes for music, and friends.
At the end of this day, I feel as if a new day is coming, but I know nothing will make this day any more different from the last, only my view has changed.
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