Of Childhood

What peaceful hours I enjoy'd

How sweet their mem'ry still!
(WILLIAM COWPER)

Sweet memories, especially those of childhood, never forsake us. Only diamonds are forever, but childhood memories too are. The latter contribute towards letting us stay a kid at heart for the whole of our life. The nostalgic aura of the cherubic childhood adds a touch of blitheness to the otherwise lacklustre and monotonous adulthood in this mechanical modern world. The modern day loneliness is gone with the wind as one reminisces the days 'when God was in his heaven and all was well with the world' (Robert Browning).
It is in the childhood that the foundations of a future are laid. We have to construct the palaces of our dreams on these very foundations, so they have to be really solid. Moreover, the base of anything cannot be separated from the real thing. No matter how high a building we might construct, we can’t detach it from its root foundations. So always carry the child within you, no matter where you go, no matter how old you are. He will always come to your rescue – will save you from lots of tensions and worries. Being childish and carrying a tinge of your childhood with you are two entirely different things. Being mature doesn’t mean that you cannot enjoy the little pleasures of life, you cannot laugh your heart out when you feel like; it does not entail leading a monotonous, dull and a drab life.
Even otherwise, the child in you controls the speed with which you move in the process of aging. How wonderfully has Tom Stoppard has remarked, “If you carry your childhood with you, you never become older.” A real, natural and a more effective formula than all the wrinkle control cosmetics! Isn’t it worth trying?