Nostalgic for ignorance
I do miss those days... when all I had to do was do some homework and read some books. Even watching TV was a minor little thing, that I used to fill time with. No sports to occupy my time, no friends to hang out with... Just me in my house, with my toys and my books...
Then computers came along. And I spent the spare time playing computer games instead. When the games ran out, I'd go back to reading. Oh, how I loved to read. Loved learning for the sake of learning. Loved reading about boyish adventures, which I'd probably never partake in.
Fast forward 10 years:
I'm juggling my time between friends, family, studying, skating, bible studies, weekends away, dancing, competitions, performances, computer games, internet communications, films, anime, reading up computers and technology, learning about the way the world works, trying to find my place within the world....
Somehow, in the last 10 years all these interests and obligatory participations accumulated... And my life is a chaotic mess. No more neatness of a 3-part lifestyle. The mess in my room reflects all this; in here, you'll find clues to different parts of my life... the messier it is, the more I'm currently involved in. How I long for a simple life again. But once you've tasted more, you can never go back...!
If I were to have a child, should I be exposing him to the myriad offerings of life early on, or should I keep him sheltered for as long as possible? The comfort and privilege of being sheltered, or harshness of being worldly?
Then computers came along. And I spent the spare time playing computer games instead. When the games ran out, I'd go back to reading. Oh, how I loved to read. Loved learning for the sake of learning. Loved reading about boyish adventures, which I'd probably never partake in.
Fast forward 10 years:
I'm juggling my time between friends, family, studying, skating, bible studies, weekends away, dancing, competitions, performances, computer games, internet communications, films, anime, reading up computers and technology, learning about the way the world works, trying to find my place within the world....
Somehow, in the last 10 years all these interests and obligatory participations accumulated... And my life is a chaotic mess. No more neatness of a 3-part lifestyle. The mess in my room reflects all this; in here, you'll find clues to different parts of my life... the messier it is, the more I'm currently involved in. How I long for a simple life again. But once you've tasted more, you can never go back...!
If I were to have a child, should I be exposing him to the myriad offerings of life early on, or should I keep him sheltered for as long as possible? The comfort and privilege of being sheltered, or harshness of being worldly?