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Is there any contrast between these stages?
Universally, the two aforementioned stages of humans are defined by their textures. While the former is described as rough, the latter is described as being soft. Many synonyms accompany “childhood” when it's discussed as a subject—words like security, certainty and comfort are inevitable in such a discourse. However, these elements are/were not present in everyone's childhood. When frustrations begin to throttle some individuals in the adulthood stage, they long for their childhood again—a world they wish they never outrun. The days their parents had to do almost everything for them grace the elements of their reminiscences. They remember the moments their parents stood firm in the presence of their financial need, making sure it didn't rob them of their glee. But for people like us whose childhood is/was brimmed with pessimism and sufferings, what do we yearn for? A better future, I think.
Some of us haven't seen the face of comfort before, even in our childhood. We couldn't commit our sheen dreams to our parents' bosoms. Why should we when our fathers and mothers see us as plump opportunities to redeem themselves from the world that burns both the parents and the children? We have long understood the weight of rejection before adulthood began to scream our names.
The hood didn't change for some of us, our bodies only grew stronger to face the challenges and change them to what we desire.
What do you think??
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About the Author
Ifenaike Ifedapo Ayomipo is a Nigerian writer whose works have been published or are forthcoming on The Quills, The Transit Lit Magazine, Naija Mad Hotstars, Kalahari Review, IceFloe Press, CovidHQ Africa, Shallow Tales Review, Institutionalized Review, Whetstone Magazine and elsewhere. Also, he's a promising Educationist and public speaker.
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