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hm, i accidentally shouted this to myself :P

rarity does have its allure. but when we see innocent happiness in care-free children, do we not also think that that is beautiful as well? …and yet, they can neither see it nor appreciate it in themselves…

ah, snow, I wish we had that down here in Dallas. but maybe i’ll be moving up north for college and i’ll get my kicks in then :)

Mm, too true. Then again, perhaps lightheartedness is virtuous only by virtue of its rarity. Perhaps it is only so stunningly beautiful to see in motion because it plays so small a part in the motion of day to day life. Is its worth inherent or simply given without necessary merit?

That’s a thought I sometimes wrestle with before letting it go and starting a snowball fight with an unsuspecting friend :)

so true. you surrender one freedom for another if you’re not careful.

as for deciding when to play the adult and when to play the child, perphaps real maturity is knowing how to do both. :]

not passion vs. rationality, but passion with rationality. the human mind is incredibly agile, isn’t it?

it’s a shame lightheartedness is a rare virtue today. :]

I don’t know if I agree that maturity is the price of freedom.
When I was 17 I ended up living on my own and decided that I was going to be an “adult” (as though that’s something that can be decided ;), and I researched and became very concerned about far too many issues. I became free of ignorance, but chained to the emotions of the world’s issues.
I think freedom is a balance between the capacity to be mature and the willingness to be childish when it is needed.

i suppose immaturity does have it’s perks :)

to be young again and have no real worries, when our mistakes had consequences of hardly any significance, that would be nice…

i suppose maturity is freedom’s price tag.

24, though I’ve spent the last few years making a very decisive effort to be less mature than I think I should be =)

out of curiosity, how old are you?

haha, thanks. yeah, for the longest time i hadn’t put my age up because i didn’t want it to influence people negatively when i gave advice, but i don’t think age really matters anymore. :)

i guess all my life i’ve been listening to and observing the world and the people who live in it, and i eventually picked up a few things. my friends and teachers have told me that i’m very good at seeing the world through other people’s eyes. :]

I just took a look through some of your posts listed on your profile, and I hope you don’t take this as an insult to your age, but you surprised me by being 17 and having such insightful thoughts. Just thought I’d throw that out there :)