Time passes us in an instant. It speeds across the world and is a part of life. Time effects everyone and people deal with it in different ways. For me, it’s hard to fully embrace the concept of time going by. I suppose I’m scared to admit that it is summer, for the fear that it will quickly end.
When I go to California at the end of the summer to visit my family, time goes by so fast, despite me trying to hold onto every second. I spend my summers in Julian, California, where my brother and I would run barefoot across the caked earth to see the mesmerizing sunset every night, in every shade of color possible. I used to close my eyes and pray that moment would last forever. Yet, as part of nature, time just goes by and the moment soon ends.
In 3rd grade, I remember reading the book “Tuck Everlasting.” I used to wish that I could live forever like the protagonists Tuck and May. Yet, as time went by, I came to terms with Winnie Foster’s decision to not live forever, because then life wouldn’t be the same. If I could live forever I wouldn’t treasure the small things in life, like hearing rain storms in the country or swimming in the salty ocean with the sun beating across your skin. When I think about it now, I’m glad time goes by quickly and allows me to experience new chapters of life. Yet, once you admit that your childhood has slipped away, it’s even harder to admit that summer will come to an end, and the new school year will occur in no time. So, despite it seeming foolish, summer is a small part of me that I never want to slip by.