Resignation from adulthood: Is there such a thing?

Have you ever thought of resigning from adulthood or adult responsibilities? If it was as easy as quitting a job then I would probably say yes to this. However, it is more than just a job. The fact that life is really heading towards growing up and facing responsibilities, it is very impossible to tender such resignation. Every stage of life is a learning process and we must be aware of the things that are happening around us each day. Responsibilities are there whether we like them or not. Responsibilities come along when we are old enough to handle them. We can only pass on our responsibilities when we can’t handle them anymore because of old age.

If it is only possible, it would be nice to return to a time when life was simple…like going back to being 5 years old again…hanging out at Mc Donald’s…eating hamburgers, fries and M&Ms…taking a nap under the shade of a tree on a hot summer day…making paper boats and letting them float on the muddy waters during rainy days…thinking that life’s so colourful and sweet…and many more. Those were the days when our set of responsibilities was just to eat, sleep and play. Aside from this easy set of responsibilities, we’re also given some more easy responsibilities. We would try to be good sons and daughters to our parents. We would obey and be responsible enough in doing what was asked of us. We would be happy of small things given to us. We would believe that everyone was honest and good.

As we grow older from being kids, we would try to stay good and responsible. But what if the people around us are not that good or responsible anymore? What if they’ve changed somehow over the years? If so, then life’s getting a bit harder as we grow older because they affect us each day of our lives. Sometimes we tend to be pessimists too if there are people around us who are pessimists. Sometimes we get hurt if people around us are dishonest or they spread lies and gossips about us. We would also get mad if people around us are insensitive and selfish. Same is true if they expect too much from us. Sometimes we get sad when some people fool or use us or they make empty promises. Somehow, some grown-ups have forgotten already how to be children who believed in goodness and love. Maybe at this point, some of us may have the urge to shout “how can I continue providing for my children if my husband ran away with another woman?” or “how could my partner be so insensitive with my needs?” or “how can I work in this company if some people are spreading dirty lies about me?” We can go on and on shouting different things and let us be drowned with our own misery or we can just say “I won’t be affected by the people around me. I will be responsible enough to face life with all its challenges with goodness and love still in my heart like a little child.”