Yay! Five day break!
... Right?
Not. Sure, five days off of school, but now that time is, for me, just filled with other activities and responsibilities. Granted, many of the things I have planned are more recreational in nature than school, but most of them are not my choice and literally my entire break (besides Sunday, which will be filled with homework anyways) is booked already. Haircut, out to lunch for grandma's birthday, dinner with some friends, babysit cousins, put up Christmas lights, Thanksgiving dinner, family trip to the cabin for a night . It seems that until spring break and then graduation, I'll never be able to catch a real break. Remember the summer days when we could literally wake up at noon, then decide how to spend the rest of the day? Sigh...
Oh yeah, knowledge issue. Does anybody else fear that as we get older, we'll have less and less of that true freedom like we have had during most summers growing up? It's a sad thought. Can I stay 18 forever?
The way we spend our summers as we get older is only limited by our choices (an existentialist perspective). Our health naturally degrading over time is one thing we have little control over. I suppose we get jobs as adults, but beyond that the responsibilities we take on are our own choices. You don't need to have a family, or have a bunch of bills to pay, unless you want to. While people do have less freedom in terms of time to do whatever, as you get older you get more resources. I must say, though, that there probably is a zenith of excitement, and that probably occurs by age 30.
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