When you're young, there seems to be one question people always ask: What do you want to be when you grow up? The expected reply is to say what occupation or career you want to have when you reach your adult years, but what does it really mean to "grow up"? To me, that phrase connotes being overly stressed, obsessed with work, and out of touch with having fun. With this in mind, why would you want to grow up? I heard my younger brother say the other day that he can't wait until he's grown.
Personally, I never want to grow up. I want to continue to do what it is I love everyday. I want to still have those stupid butterflies when I've been married for 30 years because I still would be really happy when my husband looked at me. I want to enjoy cartoons on Saturday mornings while eating my breakfast even if I have kids that are no longer interested in them. I don't want my job to feel like a job, I want it to be something that excites me daily. Most of all, I want to keep the unique outlook on the world that only children can have.
I know growing old is inevitable, but I want to chose to never grow up.
