Comments on 'On Growing Up'Growing up.
_Someone please tell me what it means to grow up._ How is it different from growing down? Out? In? Sideways?
Someone tell me, because I'm scared of not knowing.
I pulled my legs a little closer to my chest and wrapped my arms around them. The twilight air felt cold on my skin, but forgiving at the same time.
In kindergarten everyone spoke of what they wanted to be when they grew up. "An artist!" "A movie star!" "A doctor!" A million little voices, confident of achieving whatever they wanted to.
I wondered where those voices were now. Artists? Movie stars? Doctors? Maybe. And if they achieved these long-time goals, did it mean they had _grown up_? That they, like so many other adults I know, had forgotten what it was like to be a child?
The falling darkness cloaked me like a loving mother. I wondered what the stars would say if they could talk. What do stars fear? Dream of? The history of the universe was imprinted in their minds.
The sun slowly disappeared, and with it my faith.2008-04-06T18:13:25Zhttp://ficlets.com/feed/story/26831Comment on On Growing Up<p>Great perspective.</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/26831?basename=546642008-04-06T18:13:25Zgemminxhttp://ficlets.com/authors/gemminxComment on On Growing Up<p>Great job- I think that this whole concept applies to everyone, maybe especially our generation.<br />LoA</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/26831?basename=545642008-04-05T19:56:08ZMusic-Heartedhttp://ficlets.com/authors/musicxheartedComment on On Growing Up<p>Wow, I like this. It really makes me wonder. Very good question worked into a wonderful ficlet.</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/26831?basename=545492008-04-05T18:07:25Zflute faeriehttp://ficlets.com/authors/user_6061Comment on On Growing Up<p>Great ficlet! I’m thirty- something and still trying to decide what I want to be when I grow up. ;D</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/26831?basename=545192008-04-05T14:32:49ZJenuniquehttp://ficlets.com/authors/jenunique