Days gone by...
I was eating dinner, sitting opposite Nick (a result of Ursies limited seating options), and as all guys who knew each other long enough, our conversation turned to Counter-Strike.
Nick: so, i heard Davidson is really good at playing cs
Me: yea! if he sees you he just needs 1 shot to kill you (as in real life!)
Nick: Really? you know i played CS when i was young.
And then the frame froze, and my internal monologue took over. When he was young? that was just like, when he was 15 maybe? I played CS when i was 15 too! Come to think of it...do i use the phrase "when i was young"? Did time really fly that fast? Am i considered "old" or "not young" anymore? I'm just 21!
How fast do we grow up...Since those carefree (PTS, UPSR, PMR, SPM) days? Oh i forgot, PTS doesn't exist anymore, another reminder of how impermanent even the most shocking of things may seem.
I remember "when i was young" the life changing decision that made me me in Standard 4. And i think... i've finally reached another point. Yes, Jared, you're young, but not in that sense anymore.
You've worked, experienced life, university, and done things a 15 year old could only dream of.
So does that mean i can graduate to use that phrase "when I was young" for stuff in my high school days?
Umm..the answer is...
yes.
I'll now throw it away, that mantle i've had since Standard 4. The personality stays, but its running with a different engine now.
Its finally time..to grow up.
Me: Hmm i used to play CS when i was young too!
Nick: Yea, its amazing how CS is still around lol. so many years.
Will our kids be playing CS? =) It'll be...heartwarming to see the next generation play our games, experience our joys, relive our days.
The world will be theirs. But for now, it's still ours =)
Live life for all it has. We've grown, but we'll still grow. One day we'll look back and say, "Yeah, i went to university when i was young"
