Saturday, July 10, 2010

Observations of a six-year-old boy

I've spent some time babysitting this week. I don't usually spend very much time with kids, so I've been reminded what funny and interesting creatures young boys are. Firstly they have so much energy and imagination! He'll happily play with his Lego by himself for hours on end, making battleship noises, or have imaginary battles with one of his many light sabers, waving it around the living room. When we took a walk, he imagined so many things happening around him. His world is full of play (and of course they say very cute things).

It did make me wonder.

What happens when we grow up? Do we lose our imagination and creativity? Does it get stifled? Do we still play? What does playing or having fun look like for adults? How does playing/having fun change as we mature into adults? Could we play all day the way kids play all day?

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