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>>49406
>I can empathize with how you feel. I think there's a reason the phrase "childlike-sense of wonder" uses the verbiage it does - as you grow older, the world tends to lose its fancy sheen.
Tbh, even amongst children, the sense of wonder wears off quickly. It’s mainly periods of boredom and excitement for familiar fun.
If anything I think society is too obsessed with wanting to keep children innocent and motivated.
>>49428
I remember reading a book by Ralph Waldo Emerson and he said the more he travelled the more he realized he was depressed and empty. Traveling is mainly reduced to cliche attractions and tourist traps. People expect travel to be exotic men and women who offer great sex and food.
>>49429
The reason why people think childhood is the best is because it takes one-fifth/one-sixth of the human lifespan. If it were to last more than half the human life span, there would be more appreciation for adulthood
In fact I guarantee you that if I were to give people a one way ticket back to childhood to live there permanently with their current memories intact, most would kill themselves after a decade.
Why? Because adult pleasures are far greater than childhood pleasures.
Would you be willing to give up your rights and abilities for sex, drugs, driving, eating whatever you want, traveling wherever you want, having your own private space, etc just for some relived innocence?
Even if traveling back to childhood regressed your memory back to your respective age, you would get tired of it.
Is it any wonder why teenage rebellion is a thing?
Childhood is a trap by puberty