Children

When you grow older, you seem to finally get the hang of what's going on around you. Those passive looks, those quick glances, the empty silences dripping with anticipation, everything that you just took for 'grown-up stuff' makes sense. You can know what everyone is thinking, what everyone is feeling, and you don't even have to ask.
I wish I could stay hidden behind the mask of childhood. Who wouldn't want to be oblivious? Being oblivious to the world that hangs around is the ability to be thankful for things that really should matter. But if we are so oblivious to everything, do we forget to see that simple beauty? Do our lives become so confused that we can't even see beyond our own noses?
What if everyone was like a child? We would be no where. We would lack in maturity. Nothing would get done without the intuitive sense and wisdom you gain once you grow older.
But I really do think that childrens' intelligence can go beyond that of an adult. Because, when you are young, you really do see things that matter. Children aren't busy, are never troubled, and are always having fun; there is nothing that can be expected to come out of a child's mouth. As soon as you get older, you realize how boring life really can be. I really don't understand why being so carefree is so hard...