Did you forget how to have fun?

7. January 2008 by admin.

I spent a few days together with some friends, watching their 2 and 3 year olds. All the kids want to do is to have fun! Whether is food, toys or conversation, they will try to play. If it’s no fun, they become resistant and cranky.As we grow old, we start to become responsible and serious, concerned about what others think of us. We try to get status, money, job, house - and become unsatisfied. Why? Because we don’t have fun anymore, we don’t enjoy life anymore. Instead, we worry about it and try to control it. Even when we have fun, it has to be planned and organized to the teeth, it has to follow strict rules.Real fun is spontaneous, unorganized enjoyment. For example, skiing on an inclined driveway after a big dump of snow, playing Pictionary but, instead of drawing, act out the words. Let yourself go, take off your mask and enjoy life like a child. Be creative in your play and don’t worry about behaving “appropriate” for your age.

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