mmhm.. when we could escape into anything and everything with our imaginations with or without other people, when people did not have any awareness of what was wierd and what was not, when society wasn't influencing our opinions, when everybody was accepted by everybody and our brains weren't developed enough to analyze our every movement or perceive others reactions... when teachers would take the roll of temporary parents that gave tons of attention and support, a place where I wasn't afraid to lead because I was nominated to lead... Everything was so new and so vibrant and beautiful and captivating. Every little thing was so captivating. Where silence was embraced by the entire class during story time, sitting on the cozy carpet all equally absorbing our imagination in books, where people weren't afraid to walk up to you and say "hi!" or smile at you for no reason... where making friends was easy because we were all equally amazed by life. Children live as if they know that life is too short