Looking back, life was pretty simple then. I went to school, I got home. I was nagged by mom. I got into mouthy fights with my sisters, and I hugged and made up with them too after we cooled down. I have friends that I could trust - friends who shared my interests and values in life. I learned from young ideals and principles that I wanted to live by. I expected everyone to live by the same principles and ideals. I tried to see goodness in people although I could not help falling from grace every now and then with petty gossips. I am human after all! :D I saw life through rose tinted glasses.
Now that I have been in the big city for awhile, things are much different. I have learned that trust is a rare commodity and I can no longer take people at face value. I have learned that my principles and ideals are quite different from people in the city - quite outdated some might say. Part of me yearned for the old days when things were simpler, when people are what they seem, when principles are black and white and not shades of grey.
Perhaps it is all part of growing up and has nothing to do with living in the city. Perhaps it is a little of both. But however one might slice and dice it, I think I am still a small town dudette at heart. I yearned for those days when ...
