Why it is summer goes by so quickly when we’re adults? I have never been able to figure it out. It
is like that question a four year-old asks that you can’t really explain because
you are not sure. Why is it okay to kill
bugs when we aren’t supposed to kill or why is the sky blue? And yet, the days
on the calendar clearly show the passage of time, day after day, from summer to
fall. And yet, we are shocked when the
end of summer is coming and school is starting. Why that is a downer for many
of us and our perception is as if days got skipped?
Reasons:
1.
We are so busy with our lives that we don’t pay
attention to the days going by, always running.
2.
As adults, there is much more responsibility and
not as much time to focus on summer.
3.
As we age, our tolerance of the heat goes down,
thus we complain and then wonder what the problem was when winter arrives!
4.
Produce is best in the summertime, ripe and
cheaper! All the abundance of fruit dwindles away at the end of summer. When it
hits our pocketbook or diet, we notice!
5.
End of summer, peak vacation time ends. And most
of us live for vacation, legal running away from home!
6.
Outdoor activities start diminishing and we all
know that the four walls in our homes and offices become old. Thus we yearn to
be outside in shorts!
7.
Summer allows for more family visiting trips. This
centers in the summer when school is out. End of the summer signals our
relatives won’t be seen nearly as much till the holiday season approaches if
they live a distance. Nowadays families are spread all over the globe.
8.
We have to put back on jeans and are not happy
with how they fit and wonder how did I manage to put on weight when I was outside
so much? Bummer!
9.
Flowers are in bloom; the grass is green and just
looking anywhere outside everywhere is color!
10.
We realize we are aging and will have less
summers to celebrate and enjoy.
There are many other reasons adults can come up with why the
passage of
summer is quicker as adults than children. But I think the take-away
is summer is only 3 months out of the year. Make sure you find time, each and
every day, to enjoy it. Kids get bored in summer because they’re not constantly
busy. But yet, they are happy. If you aren’t and you think your summer goes by
too quickly, get bored! Do more quiet
things and don’t get so caught in the rut of life that you forget to admire a
butterfly, go to a park and swing or just sit in the sunshine! Summer sunshine!
My video link is a quick video I made of summer pictures of
family and friends.
The song is one of the hits this summer by Nate Ruess.
Enjoy! https://youtu.be/U5m6-2-XFRU
