Childhood
These days, I have always been thinking
that how good it would be if I were still a child. But I know now I am not and I
will never again be a child.
Things are really different. When I was a
child, I was always dreaming to be an adult. What a cool thing it was at that
time in my mind to be an adult. Then I could be the boss of a group of
children. They would all obey my orders then, since I would be the tallest,
strongest one there and no one of them would be able or dare to beat me. However
I could easily beat them down, Ha-ha. When I was not willing to walk to buy
something, I could ask them to buy. When I was in a bad mood, I could play
games with them and I would always be the winner because at that time even the
rules of the games would be made by me and I could easily change the rules and
none of them would even dare to complain. How good it would be! Ha-ha.
However, now I can say that I am an adult. But
I have never experienced such happiness I dreamed about when I was a child. Now,
I don’t play with children any more. And even if you let me play with children,
I think I will be the one to obey their orders because when they cry loudly for
their mothers saying that I bullied them, I think I will be in big trouble. On the
other hand, I think now I am less happy than I was a child. When I was a child,
I needn’t to think about so many things that now I should consider carefully and
I could do anything I wanted, because any faults made by a child could easily
be forgiven by just saying that I was a
child, together with a pair of
innocent eyes of a child. But now, if I did something wrong I could never say
that I am a child and then look at
the person I have offended with my innocent eyes, because if I did so, I think I
would be beat more severely.
Now I really understand why there are so
many writers in China writing articles in memory of their childhood and feel
repentant for not having cherished their precious childhoods. And so am I.
I am also really puzzled why people don’t
cherish a thing until they have lost it.
i love my childhood too. in our childhood, we can do many things we cannot do today. but that doesn't mean i don't like my life now. i think differnt stages of life have different kinds of excitement. just enjoy our lives. childhood is yesterday. yesterday has already passed.treasure now.
ReplyDeleteWhat you wrote remind me of much valuable memory of my childhood. When I was small, I was also looking forward to be a adult all the time. However, when I really grow up, actually I began to miss the old days. Maybe this is the life. So just treasure the current days. Do not let ourselves regret after we grow old~~
ReplyDeletewhy the last sentence is so familiar??~~~~~
DeleteI think childhood is the best part of our life and I still remember the innocent "me" when i was a small child.However , at that time,we all dream of growing up.
ReplyDeleteYou can always be a child if you want to:)
ReplyDeleteOne of my favorate author said:"Even if I grow up one day,a little will still live in my heart."
I really enjoyed reading what you've written, Zhu Lei, especially the part where you talked about trying to get out of something by trying to look as innocent as a child! It's strange, though, that for me, I don't think I was in any hurry to become an adult. I was quite happy being a child, because I had few worries then. All I had to do was to work hard at my studies, and then I could get back to reading my story books and doing whatever else I wanted to once the exams were over. Adolescence was a more difficult time, needless to say! However, I agree with Mengnan that we should just appreciate each phase of life. Each phase will only come once, and brings with it its own challenges and rewards. So do make the most of this phase of your life; you will only be an undergraduate for a limited time in your life!
ReplyDelete"People always regret the thing they lost." Life is really like what you said. I once think that the last year of the senior school is the most miserable year I experience, but at present the time I miss most is that time when I study very hard for my dream and never give up.It is the most unforgetable time ever in my life.
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