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Age vs. Happiness MAG

April 28, 2010
By misrableatb3st GOLD, Glen Head, New York
misrableatb3st GOLD, Glen Head, New York
12 articles 1 photo 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
Even in literature and art, no man who bothers about originality will ever be original: whereas if you simply try to tell the truth (without caring twopence how often it has been told before) you will, nine times out of ten, become original without ever having noticed it. <br /> C. S. Lewis


As I examine these pencil ticks on the cream-colored wall,
I realize I've grown up so much.
I see the small stretch marks on my hips from last year's growth spurt,
And see that I'm becoming quite the young woman.
While I'm doing my algebra homework,
I think that I've gotten so much smarter than I was when I was memorizing the alphabet song.
When I look through these old pictures of us, sitting in sand, faces painted in ice cream,
I remember how childish we once were, and how we've now matured.
But sometimes, when I'm next to this pile of photo albums,
I wonder why we aren't like this anymore.
I wonder if getting older, and taller, and smarter, and more mature
Is something that is really worth trading pure happiness for.


The author's comments:
Growing up, great, huh?

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BrentBennett said...
on Feb. 9 2011 at 8:21 am
BrentBennett, Easley, South Carolina
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It is a very good piece no it is not worth trading.

on Feb. 2 2011 at 11:06 am
June_Survive SILVER, Kirbyville, Texas
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;Limitations live only in our minds. But if we use our imaginations, our possibilities become limitless.&rdquo; -Jamie Paolinetti<br /> <br /> &quot;In the end, everything will be okay. If everything is not okay, it&#039;s not the end.&quot;<br /> Unknown

I love the simplicity in your writing style; Kudos.