Reposting this article as past of the ‘Work and Leisure Series’.
Will be back with more original content next week.
Have a great weekend,
Andrew
We often look back on our childhood with great reverence and adoration. A time when we were not yet burdened with the responsibilities and demands of adulthood. When the only limitations and boundaries we faced were the limits of our imagination.
Learning about the world and experiencing things for the first time we were often in a perpetual state of awe and wonder. A state of play.
This essence of euphoria and enjoyment for the world however starts to fade as we transition into adulthood. We are no longer able to find joy and awe in the mundane aspects of everyday life.
Life transforms into something that must be taken seriously, and the idea of play becomes trivialized. Something we only feel justified engaging in if we have spare time after completing our work, responsibilities and obligations.
Furthermore, we are told that time is money and conflate ‘busyness’ with importance…
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