Letting my inner child run free

It is so cool that yesterday I asked this as part of my magic genie wishes. “I wish I will always be young at heart.” For me, it is the same as letting my inner child run free. I better work out what it means.

Above all, have fun

When I think about my own childhood most of it was about having fun. To begin with, I played outside the house a lot. I used to fly a kite, play marbles, spinning top, top trumps, monopoly, risk, and so many other board games. At the risk of giving away my age, my first video game was an Atari. And boy, how I played with it! My favorite games were Jungle Hunt, Pitfall!, River Raid, Pac-Man among others.

Enjoy your place under the sun

In addition, I lived near a club in a city whose nickname is “the abode of the sun”. It is known for its hot climate and magnificent sunset. Every afternoon after school I used to spend time in the pool, swimming and playing with the other boys. Looking back at pictures of that time, I had a gorgeous tan. I never managed to have that tan again in my life. After the club was closed for the day we would ride our bikes until late in the night. My mom often would give up waiting for me and my brother. She would just leave the front door open for us after going to bed herself. There was absolutely no worry about security. Those were other times, I guess.

To conclude, this is what being a kid at heart means to me. Live carefree, have fun, don’t worry too much about rules or pressures of adult life. There are moments that we just need to let our inner child run free.