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| Prompt: Childhood Memories “I feel as if I had opened a book and found roses of yesterday sweet and fragrant, between its leaves.” L.M. Montgomery, Anne of the Island Write about this quote, which is about the author's childhood, and/or share with us an innocent, possibly fun-loving instances from your childhood that bring a smile to your lips. *** Childhood is a simpler, more innocent time in most people lives (if we are lucky). We don’t fully understand the complication, responsibilities, and hardships of adult life because we don’t have to. My parents and older siblings would often remark that I shouldn’t “wish my childhood way” when I was adamant that I “couldn’t wait to grow up/be an adult”. The very naive idea was mostly driven by not wanting to be told what to do. I wanted control of my life. Ironically now I get fed up with always having to make decisions - especially what is for dinner/tea. Things are also seen in black and white more. Things are good or bad. There is little grey or nuances, or we didn’t understand them. When things are fun – they are amazing. When things are bad – they really suck. But they have to be REALLY bad to still feel crappy 10, 20, 30 years down the line. It’s easy to get caught up in “rose coloured glasses” of the past. Things rarely look or feel as bad or hard when there has been time to put it all into perspective – and that is what I think L.M. Montgomery was doing. Reminiscing. Looking back. Seeing only the good. Seeing a time that was simpler. |
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