Getting Older, Getting Happier
We love to look back to our sweet old memories, free without too much responsibility. The first taste of independence and fun seem to be the greatest things of all in our lives. When we get older, we gradually have more work and responsibilities that make us too busy to enjoy life.
Now we are older and we tend to forget the bad memories in our teenage life. The troubles that puberty brings us, like acne, embarrassment related to opposite sex and being confused of what is right and what is wrong, loneliness and worries about how our friends think about us. It maybe a mere illusion that teenage life is remarkable. Bad things, like those below, did happen during our teenage time.
1) Spots. It has for sure crossed your mind how you would spend your night with a boy or girl you met at a weekend party. What was so disturbing was to wake up the day after and have them look at your face in bright daylight. Oops, the harsh reality says: looks do matter. Pimpled face is definitely not a turn-on, though the boy or girl of your dreams may as well be troubled by the same thing.
2) Growth Spurts. Some teens have to undergo serious growing pains while some do not grow at all. You might think that the ones who grow rapidly at an early age are so lucky. However, they need to bear the badness that arose from stretch marks later in life. So no one is better off or worse off here.
3) Parents. They can be controlling, awkward and tiresome. Being a parent now, we may think that we are not like them. But as a matter of fact, we are becoming uncool just like our parents were.
4) Cars. No surprise that Lamborghini is your dream car, you can go on to dream about that while you drive your shabby Ford. There is a slim chance that girls would look your way. They usually prefer older men with posh vehicles. Now, you can race the bus instead!
5) Sex. Although you really want it and think about it very often, you are not going to have one. In fact, it does not really affect your adulthood.
Instead of reminiscing all the excitement you have had when your hair was still dark, focus on how you are feeling. ‘You are as young as you feel’. All the years that went by only make you a more sophisticated and wise person, so treasure the process of growing old.
