NEVER TOO OLD

getting old shouldn't mean that you forget how to be young

As we get older we tend to forget how to be young. We discard things because we classify them as being childish. For example, I love animation. Looney tunes, Sponge Bob, The Amazing World of Gumball. And let's not leave out, The Simpsons, Family Guy, Bobs Burgers. I love some Anime Like, Cowboy Bebop. I'm kind of a connoisseur. When I was twelve I had about eleven GI Joe's.

My mom asked me if I didn't feel too old to be playing with them. I broke them all, turning the page. They would be worth about,$50.000 right now. Many of the toys that were all the rage when I was a kid are making a comeback. Like the electronic football game, or Atari. I don't feel that getting old should mean that you stop being a kid. Sure you have to kind of regulate things due to economic obligations, family, and so on, but one should always feel free to be stupid. To let go and just roll around in the mud.

Feeling free to be one's self, and just remain a kid at certain times assist with the emotional state. One can escape the world if only for just an hour. We, adults, work so hard at being adults. Society tells us that it is our responsibility. We need to find fun in an adult way. Go bowling, take walks, play bingo. To be honest the adult way can often be boring. I like to wake up Saturday mornings and watch Cartoons, Eat pancakes, eggs, and surgery cereal with chocolate milk.

Many of these cartoons like Sponge Bob are more sophisticated than we give them credit for. The Amazing world of gumball is abstract and the dialog is complicated. And unless you've been living under a rock, you know Family Guy. There are anime toons that can be dark and disturbing. Cartoons have long stopped being for kids. In fact, during the second world war, cartoons were made to take the soldiers minds off the war. It was a moment of relief. Cartoons in Newspapers are read by millions on a daily basis.

Often in private. It's a moment of escape. Comic books, graphic novels, are like crossword puzzles and Sudoku. It's the adult way of having fun. It's the except able way. Personally, I don't mind sitting in front of a television and watching Sponge Bob. I don't mind being a kid.

Reviews

[Kelly Scheppers]

I must agree, SpongeBob is quite a character. Patrick and Squidward are pretty cool too. You've got to have some kind of release in this world today with all the pressures that are put upon you, why not cartoons? Good to meet you, John. I'll take some of that chocolate milk now, please! ; )

[john Robinson]

i would be happy to share some with you.

[Kelly Scheppers]

It's got to be the straight up chocolate milk, not one you mix with a powder or chocolate syrup. I love buying it already made that way. I've got so much kid in me, really! ; )

[john Robinson]

Chocolate almond milk,or soy.

[Kelly Scheppers]

Actually, I prefer the lowfat chocolate milk. Haven't tried either of the two you mentioned, but the almond milk sounds pretty good!

[Kelly Scheppers]

By the way, I didn't know there was a Jamaica in New York!

[john Robinson]

Jamaica is Queens newyork,and almond milk is all the rage

[Samuel Dickens]

Keeping in touch with one's inner kid is healthy and very important, I believe, so kudos to you for keeping yours alive. I'm 70 and I love Spongebob! Looney Tunes? Hey, I grew up on that stuff. Bugs Bunny, Sylvester, Foghorn Leghorn--they're the best! Who wants to become old and grumpy and never smile? Not me. Nor you.

[john Robinson]

I love bugs,sylvester,daffy and the gang. They were the best cartoons,and still are,but as time goes by,things change. Thanks for your comment.