One of the greatest lessons my dad ever taught me is that you are only a kid once. He used say those exact words to me all the time. He would say that because of his and my moms divorce I had missed out on so much of my childhood. I never felt like I had until a few months ago. I was looking back at where I have come from. And I saw just how much of my childhood was taken from me (Now mom and dad if you are reading this, don't feel bad for what happened. I wouldn't want any detail in my life to be different from what it is now). And while I sat their thinking about I suddenly thought of my great grandpa Giles. He was over 90 years old and was still playing 18 holes of golf 3 times a week. He was a living example of why you should never let go of your dreams. He was one of, if not the, happiest men I had ever met. As I sat there thinking about him I realized that he wasn't happy just because he hadn't let go of his dreams, he hadn't let go of what he loved doing. He hadn't let go of his childhood.
Age is NOT what defines if you are old or not. You are only old when you choose to be. When you choose to let go of what makes you happy. When you choose to let go of your youth. Deep down inside all of us is a little kid wanting to go run around with his/her friends all day long. Not having all the stress of adult life. And when you let that child die, you let yourself become old.
Now I am not saying to go and act like a 10 year old every single day of your life. That is definitely only going to get you into trouble. One thing about adulthood is that you have to be willing to accept the responsibility that comes with your age. But that doesn't mean you can't do the things you love. That doesn't mean you can't keep chasing your dreams.
Just because someone is 50 or 60 or 70 or even 80 years old doesn't mean that they are "old". You only get to be a kid once, so why not make it last a lifetime?
Growing older is mandatory, but growing up is optional
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