Grow Up... but Don't Grow Old!

"Grow up! You should be ashamed of yourself... you're still into this at your age?!"
I've heard this many times over the past years.
I've heard it again these past 2 days.

The reason?
I love cartoons and I still read and enjoy comics...
So yes, I'm guilty as charged, and I don't regret it.

Saturday evening, I watched Shrek the Third, the 3rd installment of this successful computer-animated series. I laughed a lot watching it. I loved the way it was animated. I admired the technology behind it. I enjoyed the humor and the performance of the actors lending their voices to the animated characters.

When I mentioned it,
some friends laughed;
others made fun of me, telling me that this is kids' stuff.
Some were joking;
others meant it.

This doesn't bother me anymore.
I like it and I don't hide it.

It's a way to relax, to have fun... away from the violence that invades our world.
It's a window to new worlds, new horizons, new fantasies...
It's a reminder that simple things could be fun.
It's for me a way to stay anchored to the innocence of my childhood.

Does this contradict being a grown-up?!

I can assure you:
I grew up... but I didn't grow old!

And I'm Happy about it.