Human life takes three stages: Child, adolescent, and adult.

Childish optimism is wanting to be a knight or an astronaut when you were five.

Adolescent realism is recognising that some aspects of childish optimism are unobtainable, and taking the journey of self-discovery.

Being an adult is harder.

Adulthood is distinguishing mediocrity from passion, interest from insight, desire from commitment.

Adulthood is dealing with the consequences of adolescence, and living with the disappointment of childish optimism.

But within this liminal space exist the happy medium, the recognition of human condition.

To be an adult is to accept,
so grow up and accept being an adult isn't the best option