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As one transitions from adolescence to adulthood, the general consensus is that you learn more about yourself and yourself and the world around you. However lately I believe things ultimately transpire a bit differently than we would normally think. For example, when a child...
... is born they are essentially their full authentic selves— a clean slate if you will (of course besides the inherited genetic makeup) and they pretty much lack all awareness of the world they just entered. Their range of awareness doesn’t have much of a radius outside of...
...their firsthand experiences. The fact that the brain hasn’t yet developed the powers of memory or critical thinking/speculation, the child can basically exist in an infinite present. Always living in the moment, always in tune with how they currently feel because they never...
...spend time worrying about the past or worrying about the future. Kids take it a day at a time. Until they start to grow up that is. I believe the paradox comes into play when you realize that, for a lot of us, “growing up” is really just us becoming more aware of the world...
...outside of us and LESS aware of the world that exists inside of us. Less in touch with our feelings, emotions, and so on. Either stuck in the moments of the past or stuck in a speculated future. Our lives can become callous due to our experiences, and now the simple joys...
...of life no longer suffice. We start to think naps are inappropriate and unnecessary. We gain “control” over our emotions which really just means we learn to suppress them. The child-like art of being upset at one moment and being able to be extremely happy the next is lost...
...and simply because of how the world is set up, our attention and focus is always being directed outwards. Money, government, relationships, injustices, history, technology. We become aware of so many things outside of us (most of which is also outside of our control) and...
...we find that sometimes when we just slow down for a minute we can see that a lot of our problems arise because we just don’t know what the fuck is going on with ourselves. On the inside. It’s difficult to work on things you aren’t aware of. Pay attention to yourself!
