There is a difference between growing old and really growing up. Of course, everybody just grows up with time- you don’t even need to do anything. You are born, then you become 1 year old, and 5 and 15 and 25 and 35 and 50 and 60 and 75 and 90 and if you’re lucky, you get to die before you start to suffer. This happens by itself. And most people’s lives are like this. They grow old but they don’t grow up. There is no bigger or better understanding. They are still children. Still kids. They don’t grow up. They don’t have a better understanding of how life works, no better understanding of how to get things done, how to be happier or healthier. Sure, they start earning, making babies, and pretending to be more mature and important. But they are not.

Kids have toys. Toys occupy a very important part of their lives. Kids fight over toys, they cry over toys, they feel happy about toys. Toys are most important to their lives, their whole purpose surrounds mostly around toys.

For most people, this doesn’t change even when they grow old. When they grow old, they are still fixated on their toys rather than exploring the vast possibilities the universe and life present us. Now you may be thinking, no adults don’t spend their time with toys.