Shoelaces

So, today my little brother put his feet on my knees and smiled at me. I looked at him in annoyance and completed the task of tying his shoelaces. He, then, asked me, "Ale, who taught you how to tie your shoelaces?" This is when it struck me. I couldn't remember who had taught me. Not remembering something like that made me sad because learning how to tie shoelaces is a grand event in a child's life. I put a mission in my head to teach my brother how to tie his shoelaces. I will try to complete this mission as soon as possible. :)
That question really opened my eyes. It made me sad because sometimes we just want to grow up so fast that we forget about the wonders of childhood. Why should we be in a hurry to grow up? Why can't we still play hide and seek and get yelled at for running in the house?
The redness of ours cheeks is already fading but I wish it wouldn't. If I regret one thing in my life is growing up. I wish I still had the creativity and spongy mind of a child.
In the future, if the technology companies choose to make video games that are even more advanced than the ones now, I'm not letting my children use them. Children need to explore and use their minds. TV and games just kill their imagination because everything is drawn for them.
Why don't we all go play hide and seek and get muddy?
Let's make mud pies and ruin our brand new shoes.

“We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” -George Bernard Shaw