I'm 18,

and only at this point do I realise I haven't been seeing the world as it is for very long.

Like baby pandas who are born pink and blind for the first few days,

it actually takes human beings much longer,

not for the retinal muscles to function,

but the whole idea of understanding one's surroundings, situation.

Even still, seeing is not so much as being able to catch on and to act appropriately according to the time and place one is situated in.

Mom always tells me that we're not in that good a condition,

but until I feel the actual pressure,

I could never act the way she wants me to.

Being more in control of my desires is one thing I have to work on;

afterall, you can't have the world.

Grow up, kid.

x

B.