You Dont Have to Be So Serious

Published: Sept. 30, 2020, 6 a.m.

"It\u2019s exhausting to be a kid. Because they\u2019re clever and creative and you\u2019re not. Because they\u2019re pure and idealistic and you\u2019ve been hardened by the world you\u2019ve seen. Because they\u2019re still uniquely themselves, yet to be beaten down or corrupted. 'Grown ups never understand anything by themselves,' the always childlike Saint-Exup\xe9ry would write, 'and it is exhausting for children to have to provide explanations over and over again.'"Ryan explains why it's so important to get on ...