The chase is part of the experience...

10

...It's the one thing that the game ranger told me while we were at a jungle safari...it had taken us hours to find the lions in the african jungle. And at that point I asked....." wouldn't it just be simpler to tag the lions..so you knew exactly where they were....." and pat came the reply in the coolest African accent...." for many," he said, " The chase is part of the experience.." Back in the city, You see a new face across the room... quietly check her out. Make sure you look while, you're not being noticed... start a cell phone conversation....and start strolling like you're just you know...walking about.. when the truth is that your cell phone is on silent..you're not on a call...and all you're trying to do is walk closer to this new ....shall we say, subject of interest. Then still pretending to be on a....

Complicated?

10

I swore to myself...I'd never do something adults do. I swore I wouldnt make my life sound like the biggest mystery in the history of makind by saying.."My life is very complicated". I swore I would never use this one word as a sorry excuse for the lack of being able to undo the mess one got into. And most of all...everything seemed to fall in sync with the theory of cause and effect... you did something..there was a repurcussion... then why would adults be so confused. As a kid...it seemed as if..these grown ups couldn't see somthign that was staring in theit face...the whole time! because ...the way one saw it...you got what you deserved, you paid for what you did..... if you did somethign wrong you were punished,grounded sent to a room....and if you did something commendable..a toy, some candy and a big hug waited for....