Cliché (Miya Atsumu)

28

As time furthers, so does age – that's what I consider growth as. An ongoing type of phenomenon we can't possibly stop.

I used to think as you get older, things get more boring and slow because you're already experienced the fruitfulness of adolescence. However, how come the environment turns livelier when you do become older? Is it because you're away from your parents or is it because you're finally doing your own job, subsisting your own career?  Consequently, I mainly assume it's due to your own independence.

Although my view of liveliness might be a little different from others, as not everyone loves to play a sport professionally and earn money for it. But I personally enjoy it nonetheless – not for the money but rather the thrill; I'm truly content with what I have and additionally grateful for what's to come.

Not thinking necessarily about the subject of my career, there are definitely times where I suddenly get aggravated and want to give up quickly – oddly, never last utterly too long, well not as long as they used to when I was a teenager...

So would this type of growth be considered as maturity? I think it is.

Maturity to me is simply inevitable for everyone, except it differs depending on the person.

When you're growing you can go through many depths of emotional discomfort and frustration over things but take for granted how little that really matters in comparison to the rest of the years you have left.

Life is long, so pondering over petty things is not way too worth it to me.

I believe that accepting and overcoming is so much more satisfying than lingering over something. Because why bother individually holding a grudge when it's already overlooked by others? For instance, an argument you may have had with your sibling might be forgotten and dealt with soon, or that time you helped someone will also be passed by.

Is it not better to live in the present than stay in the past? Living in the moment is more fun than living in the regrets. But of course, in the end, that's just my single opinion.

When I started thinking more about this, I realized that this was enough evidence to show that I have grown more mature as an individual. Alongside this, there were also more emotions I have attached to.

Love and happiness are my favorites and it comes in many forms for me – from platonic to intimate, from inanimate to animate. If I told all this crap to my brother he'd straight up laugh at my face calling me "soft" or something, subsequently making me embarrassed.

Yet I can't help but internally feel this way!

I think it's an extremely common concept, loving and being joyous about certain things, people, and situations. And it only gets more elating when others around are you are supportive or affirming.

Those kind people that understand this are the best! Then I am able to relate and so can they.

Ultimately after youth, there will always be this new sort of living, and I learned this gradually once I hit my twenties.

From baby to child, child to teen, teen to adult, adult to elderly...you will get these rush of experiences that'll overwhelm you both positively and negatively which can shape your persona – however, once again it's not uncommon.

Often they say it's called "development."

Being scared of growing up or developing, or even wanting to stay young is a remarkably cliché idea, which is why when I turn old I want to think back and tell myself...