Never Grow Up

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=da0JBKlyu8Q
Recently I purchased this CD Speak Now by Taylor Swift and there was one song in particular that made me cry. "Never Grow Up" is the title of the song. It's about a woman telling a little girl to never grow up because life is so simple and easy when you are so young. I am always fascinated by children and I have the opportunity to watch my nephew Preston growing up right before me. He is five years old now but I've gotten such a kick out of seeing him go from a baby learning how to talk and to walk to becoming a little boy who just learned how to ride his bicycle. I am so proud of him to see him grow and learn how to stretch his wings and test his limits. It is wonderful to see a child's excitement over the little things in life  Every time he draws a picture or builds a house with lincoln logs he is so happy and proud of himself and it blesses my heart. I remember being so little and the world was so full of opportunities and goals to accomplish. I also remember being little like Preston and not getting my way would make me run to my room and cry. I remember one particular time I got so mad at my mom for something silly and I found my toy Doctor set. I dumped the fake thermometer and stethoscope out of the mini suitcase and packed a few of my tshirts into the plastic box. I was going to run away. Thankfully I only got as far as my front door. When I think now what used to make me all upset as a child and how inconsequential those matters were, I laugh. The song explains very well how a teenager can be embarressed of their parent dropping them off at the movies but someday they are going to wish their parent was still around. Every single day I am grateful for the friends and my family I have in my life because nothing is guaranteed. I want to make sure every day that I tell the people that mean the most to me that I love them because I don't ever want to have any regrets when they are gone. I think every teenager should listen to this song and take to heart what the words are saying. They make a lot of sense when you are all grown up and you realize what is important in life. It is not the job you have or the house you live in and it isn't the possessions you have attained, it's the people you love that matter most. Will you look back and have regrets when it's too late to change that thing you said hastily in anger? I know there are things I have said to people I wish I can take back now. Lessons are learned however and you find yourself being more sensitive to peoples feelings and realizing life is not all about you. When I find that a friend has crossed me or my parents might say something that hurts my feelings, maybe I'm the one who is being too sensitive or maybe they just had a terrible day and I need to have some patience with them as I would hope someone would have for me if the tables were turned. "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you" the Bible states in Matthew 7:12. That is the scripture I want to end my blog with today and remember today to tell someone close to you that you love them.