With age we get to become more cautious. More cautious about our feelings, because we know what it is like to be hurt. More cautious about what we say, because social decency is engraved in our minds; more cautious about our decisions, because they begin to have consequences... in the end the carelessness of youth begins to weight on our backs.
Our heart begins to be something we don't hand out easily. We stop taking risks. We become calculating; we are careful with each step, we stop trusting people. We realize that there are many ways to avoid crying. We allow opportunities to just pass us by because they are too good to be true. We become cynical and abandon the idealism of other days. We begin to settle for what is comfortable instead of what is magical.
That is why I don't want to grow up. I don't... I have dreams and will never let them die, and I will always believe in the true goodness of people. In my career, I will get to see horrible things, depressing things, senseless wars and ridiculous fanaticism for shallow ideals. I know this. But let's stick to our grace shall we? If we see something that is worth fighting for, for crying out loud, fight for it. Don't let it get away. Because there are very good things in this world, but they are few, and we need to know how to recognize an unbelievable thing when we see it.
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