Originally Posted by Gnosis

The joy that children discover during play is that of the entirely new world which surrounds them. Running, jumping, climbing, rolling, cartwheeling, swinging, a sliding board, riding a wagon, a bike, a scooter, etc… all these things are still new and exciting for them, and they have virtually nothing in the way of responsibilities to deal with, as sadly comes with the aging process. Play is soon replaced by schooling, schooling is replaced by earning a living, dating typically leads to marriage, and before you know it, you have little to no free time remaining, as it has been replaced by keeping a household in functional order. That’s why we need to set aside time for ourselves; that we also may remain in functional order until our appointed moment of departure from this material world…