
As we get older...the world gets larger
Extending beyond the gates of your house
To the kindergarten gates...
School gates...
University gates...
And then your office gates
The thing we see get more as well
Good things
Bad things
Things we couldn't see as children
But when you were a child,
Everything was so uncomplicated
Everything could be so easily solved
Everything could be so easily said.

When you grow up,
You need to think of the consequences
The effects
How people would feel
How they felt
As a child,
You walked around holding your parents' hands
Toddling with them
Following their journey

When you grow up,
You need to be the one guiding them
Piloting your own life
Going on your own journey
You don't see your family that often anymore
Instead, you see strangers' faces everyday
The bus conductor...Your boss...Your supervisor
People who may not be as genuine as you think
You'd miss the taste of the home cooked porridge
When you're down with a fever
And the hand that goes to your forehead
To get that temperature

But you won't admit that
Because they raised you to be strong
To survive in this reality
And to be as successful as you can be
A day off to go home
Would be a gift for your sore soul
Home would renew your energy
And show you why you were put on this Earth

To Be Happy With The Ones You Love...
Doing The Things You Love...