>"It seems to me like the dividing line, kinda, between being a kid
> and being an adult is that when you are a kid, you want to impose
> yourself on the world and change the world to be like you, and be
> congratulated for being yourself.
>
> The other side of that line is you realize that the world itself is
> interesting, and you should take a look, instead of wanting it to pay
> attention at you."
>
> - Richard Hell, Epilogue, "The Filth And The Fury"
that's all very well for richard when he wrote that. but by that definition,
"adults"
would never do anything different or interesting.
it seems he has it a bit backwards: as a kid, you're in awe and wonder at the
world,
soaking it all up like a sponge. it's as an adolsecent that you begin to think
your
'rents aren't all that, and you have have a few ideas of your own. then those
ideas
can calcify and become immutable "personalities" who think their experience
mneans they know it all, and only need to see the world through glass while on
holiday.
this is no attack on anyone on this list, nor does it presume to define these
types
by specific age ranges. obviously the best balance would be to continue both
learning and contributing through out one's life. kudos to those who do.
d.
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