A thought on childhood

[avevale_intelligencer]

It occurred to me, in conversation with someone else just now, that I have by this stage in my life questioned, re-examined, and in most if not all cases thrown out every major decision I made between the ages of, say, eight and sixteen. The only exceptions I can think of are in my musical and literary tastes, and even those have broadened to a degree that would have disgusted my younger purist self.

I may still be an idiot, but I am a different kind of idiot to the one I was then, and I think I like the change.

Comments

[redaxe.livejournal.com]

I may still be an idiot, but I am a different kind of idiot to the one I was then, and I think I like the change.

What a wonderful description of growing up! I know I'm still an idiot, but definitely not the same idiot I was as an adolescent. Maybe we should incorporate: Different Idiots, Inc. :-)

[grey-lady.livejournal.com]

"The unexamined life is not worth living," Socrates claimed. It's all a part of the growth process, which shouldn't be stopping in adulthood.

That said, our history helps shape the person we are today - both the decisions, and their later examination - and I like the result you've achieved too.

[dickgloucester.livejournal.com]

:-)

[joecoustic.livejournal.com]

I like this as a definition of growth :). It sort of supports the idea of constant evolution and change as we learn and experience more and the iterations that spring out of it. The way I look at it, it's a lifelong process and I'll be an even different *me* 20 years from now. I like it too :).