Picture Perfect Post: Shoes

"I want to be just as tall as you."
"One day, you will be. Then you'll regret ever wishing you would grow up."
"Why?"
"With each passing year, I see you growing taller, and with each inch, you lose some of your innocence and carefreeness. I want you to stay the way you are, or the way you were."
"But with each passing year, I see myself growing taller, and with each inch, I gain some wisdom and experience. I want to continue growing, and continue experiencing new aspects of life."
"Even the darker sides?"
"Of course. Would I really be living if I didn't?"
"Would a harsh life even be worth living?"
"Would living a blindly joyful life be worth living?"
"Then you'd rather suffer than smile?"
"Of course not. But it's in living through the suffering and overcoming it that I'll smile."
"Time only will tell, but I have faith that your flame will never flicker out."
"It'll stay alight to guide your way out of the dark."

Credit given where credit is due to AC for sending me this sweet picture.