What's Wrong With A Little Bit Of Immaturity?
As I think back and look at where all of my friends and I am at now, it amazes me. We all graduated, went to college, found a job that suits us. We are all grown-up, mature adults. We have bills to pay, it is our choice to show up for class, and we have responsibilities that we never had when we were kids or teenagers. No time for fun, all about business business business. "You'll get to have fun after you are finished with school," are some words that parents tell their kids. But the way I see it, there seems to never be enough time for fun. As of right now, we have school, and after we are done with school, there is more school for some, and finding a job for others. Once you find that job, its work from 9-5 til you die. Where is the time to have fun? Everyone expects you to be so professional and responsible that fun is not a word in their vocabulary. Don't get me wrong, having a nice job and being successful is great too, but who said you had to be so damn serious all the time. When did life become so serious? What's wrong with immaturity? Frankly, if you ask me, it is immaturity where all the fun lies, so despite growing up and getting older and being expected to act in a mature manner, I say screw it and let the kid in you shine through once in a while!
When we are kids, everything could be turned into a game. Our imaginations run wild and free. Imaginary friends (mine was named Toodles), pretending we are super heroes (I was always a Power Ranger) or heroes of our world today (who didn't want to be a policeman or a fireman growing up?) With a few chairs and blanket to cover it all, and we wre living in a fort being protected from indians or alien lifeforms. Sometimes we were the allien lifeforms and we were protecting ourselves from the creepy looking, disgusting humans. Anything was fun. I was able to keep my self occupied for hours with legos, building my army of legomen(which came preassembled and were only 3 pieces; head, body, and legs) in the eve of a distructive war against the giant teddy bear! All carnage and hell broke loose...it was horible. I will forever miss you brave warriors of the battle field, may you rest in peace Lego Larry and K'nex Kristen (in my army gender was not an issue). LOL.
Now if you see imaginary people, you are a schitzo or just crazy. Unless its halloween or if you are Michael Jackson, its not okay to pretend to be a super hero and be around little children. I know there are some sick people in the world, but when were we limited to what we can and cannot do if there is no harm in doing so. Now, I'm not saying that I secretly dress up like the Green Ranger on my spare time and spend my days and nights trying to save the world from an evil like Rita Repulsa or Lord Zedd and protect the city of Angel Grove, though that would still be cool, I'm just pointing out that as you get older, your imagination gets stifled by society.
High school was extrememly fun. It was an adventure to try to balance school and a social life/love life and everything else in between. Sometimes we fell for the fun more than school, some were able to manage everything, but it was our time to go out, do things and discover ourselves. Going to the mall was such a joyous occasion. Asking your mom to drop you off and meeting up with your friends or in some cases girl/boyfriend and having a good 3-4 hours of shopping, gossiping, or basically nothing but freedom from it all. Talking about how you hate your family and parents...how they never let you do anything...but calling them to pick you up when all the fun is over. Just the little things that you did were so fun, hanging out at someone's house, house parties, going to shoot pool at a pool hall, darts, a friendly game of basketball, etc. Going to all the socials planned by the clubs you were involved with, bowling, Magic, and all the other good stuff. You weren't afraid to be yourself and just let yourself go. Be out there and enjoy your time, be in the moment and just live. It didn't matter if you looked stupid, just as long as you had fun doing it.
Now everyone is worried about looking stupid. They have an image to protect, or they don't want to make the first move. They would rather stand next to the wall and call that fun until someone else decides to sing karoke or play a simple game of truth or dare and join in when it looks like a lot more fun than just standing there talking to the plant. We have to just let go of our inhabitions and just go for it. Stop living our life so seriously and at times just release yourself and accept what happens, happens (but to a certain extent...nothing illegal or anything). If we decided that we all should be wallflowers and decide not to take action, that would be a dull world.
I went to two different parties with two different groups of friends. Even with an atmosphere of people you know and grew up with, the fear and unwillingness to start something still remains. It could be that you were raised that way, but its up to you to change it. I even admit that I was scared to start something with my friends. But I finally decided that I was going to start something fun and get other people to join in and it was the funnest part of the night, Truth or Dare Big 2. In the other party, with another group of friends, they decided to have a karoke thing, so when they started it up, everyone was shy to sing and thought that it was going to be stupid, but being a little buzzed and with my "I'm down" attitude, I sang my buzzed heart out and got the karoking started. Everyone else was joining in and it turned out to be fun. The best was when you chose a song everyone knew and they all joined in. It was nerve wrecking, but once someone takes the initiative and decides to act first, the rest isn't so bad. I know I won't be remembered at the party as the person who started it, I know that I will have been a part of the fun that we all shared as a group. When we look back upon those nights, it will be looked at as a time when we all got together, put our "adult" lives aside and came back to high school freshman-like behavior that we all considered normal at the time. So I say BLAH to those who expect us to be mature just because we are older. BLAH to everyone who would rather push away their inner child just to be the norm of mature people. And BLAH to everyone who looks down upon people who decide to make life a little funner by instituting a little immaturity into the mix. So stand up, let your imagination run wild, and let you voice be heard. There is nothing wrong with immaturity, the only problem is the people who try to shut you up and give you less of a voice by telling you how you should act. Screw them! (not literaly) And I leave with my Senior quote that Lysa or Lyly convieniently picked out for me..."People are like teabags, they never know how strong they are, until they are dropped into hot water." Be strong...and HAVE SOME FUN and stop taking life so seriously!!!
SIDENOTE: The quote above was said by Elenor Roosevelt and the quote was "Women are like teabags..." It was changed for Senior memorybook purposes and never did give credit to who said it.
As I think back and look at where all of my friends and I am at now, it amazes me. We all graduated, went to college, found a job that suits us. We are all grown-up, mature adults. We have bills to pay, it is our choice to show up for class, and we have responsibilities that we never had when we were kids or teenagers. No time for fun, all about business business business. "You'll get to have fun after you are finished with school," are some words that parents tell their kids. But the way I see it, there seems to never be enough time for fun. As of right now, we have school, and after we are done with school, there is more school for some, and finding a job for others. Once you find that job, its work from 9-5 til you die. Where is the time to have fun? Everyone expects you to be so professional and responsible that fun is not a word in their vocabulary. Don't get me wrong, having a nice job and being successful is great too, but who said you had to be so damn serious all the time. When did life become so serious? What's wrong with immaturity? Frankly, if you ask me, it is immaturity where all the fun lies, so despite growing up and getting older and being expected to act in a mature manner, I say screw it and let the kid in you shine through once in a while!
When we are kids, everything could be turned into a game. Our imaginations run wild and free. Imaginary friends (mine was named Toodles), pretending we are super heroes (I was always a Power Ranger) or heroes of our world today (who didn't want to be a policeman or a fireman growing up?) With a few chairs and blanket to cover it all, and we wre living in a fort being protected from indians or alien lifeforms. Sometimes we were the allien lifeforms and we were protecting ourselves from the creepy looking, disgusting humans. Anything was fun. I was able to keep my self occupied for hours with legos, building my army of legomen(which came preassembled and were only 3 pieces; head, body, and legs) in the eve of a distructive war against the giant teddy bear! All carnage and hell broke loose...it was horible. I will forever miss you brave warriors of the battle field, may you rest in peace Lego Larry and K'nex Kristen (in my army gender was not an issue). LOL.
Now if you see imaginary people, you are a schitzo or just crazy. Unless its halloween or if you are Michael Jackson, its not okay to pretend to be a super hero and be around little children. I know there are some sick people in the world, but when were we limited to what we can and cannot do if there is no harm in doing so. Now, I'm not saying that I secretly dress up like the Green Ranger on my spare time and spend my days and nights trying to save the world from an evil like Rita Repulsa or Lord Zedd and protect the city of Angel Grove, though that would still be cool, I'm just pointing out that as you get older, your imagination gets stifled by society.
High school was extrememly fun. It was an adventure to try to balance school and a social life/love life and everything else in between. Sometimes we fell for the fun more than school, some were able to manage everything, but it was our time to go out, do things and discover ourselves. Going to the mall was such a joyous occasion. Asking your mom to drop you off and meeting up with your friends or in some cases girl/boyfriend and having a good 3-4 hours of shopping, gossiping, or basically nothing but freedom from it all. Talking about how you hate your family and parents...how they never let you do anything...but calling them to pick you up when all the fun is over. Just the little things that you did were so fun, hanging out at someone's house, house parties, going to shoot pool at a pool hall, darts, a friendly game of basketball, etc. Going to all the socials planned by the clubs you were involved with, bowling, Magic, and all the other good stuff. You weren't afraid to be yourself and just let yourself go. Be out there and enjoy your time, be in the moment and just live. It didn't matter if you looked stupid, just as long as you had fun doing it.
Now everyone is worried about looking stupid. They have an image to protect, or they don't want to make the first move. They would rather stand next to the wall and call that fun until someone else decides to sing karoke or play a simple game of truth or dare and join in when it looks like a lot more fun than just standing there talking to the plant. We have to just let go of our inhabitions and just go for it. Stop living our life so seriously and at times just release yourself and accept what happens, happens (but to a certain extent...nothing illegal or anything). If we decided that we all should be wallflowers and decide not to take action, that would be a dull world.
I went to two different parties with two different groups of friends. Even with an atmosphere of people you know and grew up with, the fear and unwillingness to start something still remains. It could be that you were raised that way, but its up to you to change it. I even admit that I was scared to start something with my friends. But I finally decided that I was going to start something fun and get other people to join in and it was the funnest part of the night, Truth or Dare Big 2. In the other party, with another group of friends, they decided to have a karoke thing, so when they started it up, everyone was shy to sing and thought that it was going to be stupid, but being a little buzzed and with my "I'm down" attitude, I sang my buzzed heart out and got the karoking started. Everyone else was joining in and it turned out to be fun. The best was when you chose a song everyone knew and they all joined in. It was nerve wrecking, but once someone takes the initiative and decides to act first, the rest isn't so bad. I know I won't be remembered at the party as the person who started it, I know that I will have been a part of the fun that we all shared as a group. When we look back upon those nights, it will be looked at as a time when we all got together, put our "adult" lives aside and came back to high school freshman-like behavior that we all considered normal at the time. So I say BLAH to those who expect us to be mature just because we are older. BLAH to everyone who would rather push away their inner child just to be the norm of mature people. And BLAH to everyone who looks down upon people who decide to make life a little funner by instituting a little immaturity into the mix. So stand up, let your imagination run wild, and let you voice be heard. There is nothing wrong with immaturity, the only problem is the people who try to shut you up and give you less of a voice by telling you how you should act. Screw them! (not literaly) And I leave with my Senior quote that Lysa or Lyly convieniently picked out for me..."People are like teabags, they never know how strong they are, until they are dropped into hot water." Be strong...and HAVE SOME FUN and stop taking life so seriously!!!
SIDENOTE: The quote above was said by Elenor Roosevelt and the quote was "Women are like teabags..." It was changed for Senior memorybook purposes and never did give credit to who said it.
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