Find Your Fun Again

Dying to live

Thomas Oppong
Prose With Purpose
Published in
4 min readJul 12, 2024

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I had a lot of fun in my childhood. I played outside every day, climbed trees, ran through fields, and felt free. I spent hours with friends. We played games, built cars from metal sheets, invented adventures, and laughed until our sides hurt.

Those moments were priceless.

You probably had similar experiences. You rode bikes. You explored new places. You laughed a lot. You built things. You had sleepovers. You shared secrets. Childhood was full of excitement.

Life was simple and joyful, right?

I miss those carefree days. As adults, we lose that sense of fun. Responsibilities take over. We forget to play, not on purpose. Everything else becomes essential but fun. Work and chores fill our days. Stress and worries replace joy.

Weeks blur into months.

You blink, and another Christmas is here. Where did all the time go? Many people live but are not truly alive. They follow routines. They forget to have fun. They forget to enjoy life. If your life passes through a rigid structure for too long, you miss all the fun of life. You wake up, go to work, come home, and repeat. Relationships stagnate.

Life loses its spark. Days blend. Life feels dull.

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Thomas Oppong
Prose With Purpose

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