Kids definitely have it good, enjoying each day as it comes. Another superpower
mindset of theirs is treating all of them days as ordinarily like any other. There might
perhaps be irony there, but for what it’s worth, we might as well allude that to pure
innocence, encapsulated in just a few words. (Suffice to say, I only have a few
memories of my own pre-school days, but what I remember of them however, is endless
days of sun and playtime.)
Another thing, we’ve to be aware the lump of days we call weekends, is really an
abstract concept, especially when you’re still a kid. And unless there was something
personally significant attached to them, children will tend to treat them just plainly as
days, just longer. Truth is, it’s even beyond them as to why working adults and parents
value the last working day of the week so much. That’s just how limited the idea of
weekends is to them. For the smaller ones, they will only give it importance if their
parents become suddenly free enough to take them out frolicking at the beach or in
some other exotic places they consider as fun.
In this sense, that perhaps might be the only common thing they share with the elders
and adults. But as to why the latter treats weekends as a sacred time and a break from
the monotony of work and the pursuit of the legal tender? Nada.
Just to be clear, we do not begrudge them of this simple thinking. Kids will always be
kids and it’s best we, up till a time, leave them be. It’s really not important now how
differently we look at weekends. Nor should we even care. A friend who once said
“What’s important is we share our weekends with the ones we hold dear… and as much
as possible” is no different from another who said it should be used as either a time to
recharge or as an opportunity to let loose. The discussion never ends and oftentimes
like many other discussions, one wished they never started in the first place.
However, for what it’s worth, do with weekends what you will. Just as long as, adult-
wise, they’re all ready for Monday. (Used to be, I didn’t really know what the term
‘Monday sucks’ meant, but now, with a senior passport, I don’t care anymore.)
Through all these, bummer. It seems light years have passed. Dramatic changes
everywhere. The price of all outdoor activities available to all age groups on weekends
have considerably doubled (much less tripled). Clearly, businesses have still to from
their losses incurred at the quarantine times years ago. Now we just have to make do
with what we have. As for the kids…
