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As a kid, I always cherished my time spent in the playground, loved every aspect of it. From slides to see-saws and swings I simply can’t get enough of them. From simple games who will catch who (Pakran- Pakrai, Qaidi-Qaidi) to the more complicated ones like cricket and football used to be good at them all and enjoyed each game with same enthusiasm. The unfathomable joy of winnings especially from my brother and the level of heartbreak from losing still nothing can compare to those small wins and losses.

Loved to run even though I ended up getting side-stitch pretty quickly to this day I get it if I ever try to run but that didn’t stop me back then now it’s a completely different story, can’t sprint more than a minute or so, can jog for a little time but running is totally out of question may be if I’ll have to run for life then those legs and breath may support me ;), I secretly still believe I will be able to run even if I’ve fallen out of practice.

But now that I’ve grown up it seems to me that now life has become a playground we are constantly on slides, see-saws and swings, high for a second then low for a while. On top of the world one minute and then in the dirt for next few that’s how life has been a roller-coaster of ups and downs. Someone comes along to push you or put you down but then a handful of people to cheer you up, get you to move in the winning direction playing for the same cause as a team of cricket or football.

Some play dirty all along and some might follow the rules like their lives depended on it. Each and every one of them is there to teach you a lesson then move on to find a new set of players again. In the end for me life is a playground where we scrape our knees from time to time but still love every moment spent here and whatever kind of ball is played on this field we’ll have the ability to tackle it sometimes with teary eyes and others with a big broad smile. Keep on playing dear steemians in this playground of life and don’t forget to celebrate those small wins along the way.