Wednesday, April 25, 2007

Childhood Is Short (Maturity Is Forever)

"Shouldn't you be going to see the people who've just come to pay us a visit?", expecting an answer in the affirmative or an explanation at length.
"No."
The reply was terse and prompt. It summed up the way a little girl perceived things. Life is very simple and uncomplicated when you're young and naive. It has been very aptly put in the line, "Childhood is Short. Maturity is forever."
I think most of us realise this for a fact when we're at the threshold of maturity or unluckily for some, when they're well past it. Life has a funny way of teaching stuff. Some learn it the hard way and some the easy.

What do you call a person who doesn't learn his lessons no matter how many times life teaches him one?

6 comments:

Revealed said...

Human :)

Professor Howdy said...

Probably a fool...

Shutterbug said...
This comment has been removed by the author.
Shutterbug said...

@ Prof

Hmmm..
I knew that - was just wishing that no one say that :)

Anonymous said...

Dude, are you fucking kidding me?
That saying, "Childhood is short, maturity is forever." is from Calvin and Hobbes.

Shutterbug said...

And *where* has it been mentioned anywhere in the post that it isn't?
Stating the known you are! :)

P.S. - Kidding you, in any way thinkable, wasn't the endeavour.