Just A Thought ~ GROWING UP OPEN-ENDED

"I used to wonder what I would do when I grew up. Then, about seven years ago, I realized that I was never going to grow up ~ that growing up is an ongoing process."

~ M. Scott Peck, American Motivational Writer ~

We are often urged to 'grow up' and to 'act our age', which means not to act as a child. In trying to follow this advice, however, the natural curiosity and inquisitiveness of the child ~ not to mention the spontaneity and joy of life ~ in us is stifled and we try to become someone else. An image is projected for us to conform to, and, being unsure of ourselves or the process of nature, we allow others to manipulate and bend us to their purposes. Later on, if we are lucky, we may hear again the promptings of our hearts and realize that growth is open-ended and has no limits.