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Re:The dangerous idea that life is a story by fineline on Thursday September 03, 2015 @08:34PM (#10168258)
There is a multi-billion dollar industry selling people all kinds of fashionable, pharmaceutical and surgical means of "preserving their youth". If only people realised that what they are trying to relive is the state of not knowing or caring about that crap, and that "Living the dream" is not about acquiring material accessories, but preserving a sense of wonder, excitement and imagination. Whenever an old person is described as "youthful", its not because they've had plastic surgery, it's because they haven't grown out of dreaming.
Re:The dangerous idea that life is a story by branchless on Thursday September 03, 2015 @09:42PM (#10168433)
This is probably the best part about having kids: seeing things through their eyes.

I'm hoping if I spend enough time with them some of it will rub off (or back onto) me.

It's the adults who are mad!

Re:The dangerous idea that life is a story by czbond on Thursday September 03, 2015 @08:57PM (#10168312)
Extremely well said!