Second 300

It's life that does it to you. Destroys the sense of wonder and carefree living that comes with youth. Through all the times people are told to grow up and start acting your age. Through life lessons which shows you that sometimes the bad guys win. No actually, most times it is the bad guy who wins by getting the promotion, the raise, the rewards. All the while stepping on the backs of those who were really working for it. The sheer realization that life isn't fair. That no matter how much you wanted to be a model or actor or basketball player you are too short, too fat, too ugly, but mostly you didn't know the right people. And knowing there isn't anything you can possibly do about it. It's then you realize all of the lies you were told over your life. All the broken promises that have grated away the soul that kept you young. And you start to feel the weight of adult life. The responsibilities which pile on top of each other squeezing your free time into a faded memory. Stress replaces calm. Happiness replaced with anger and frowns. Play time replaced with work. And the games you played as a child you watch your own children play with a sense of not wonder and carefree bliss but with worry and irritation at the noise, the mess, the chaos. There isn't enough time in the day to do the chores. Piling clutter polluting the little enjoyment you used to have when you were home. The smell of cookies are no longer welcoming of smiles but the knowledge you need to get to the kitchen before they burn. This life, full of so many thing has weighed us down. But today I think I will change. Today,