"What if", "I wish", and "I hope not"

     There are two groups of people whose company I completely enjoy - The young and innocent & the elderly and wise. The young and innocent brings so much knowledge, joy, and comfort from the simplicity of their perception. The elderly and wise gives you determination, wisdom, and hope from their perserverance, victories and failures. Both groups will inevitably produce a balance in one's life. Hence the need to occasionally surround oneself with either groups should be highly recommended.
    
     The young and innocent is when it all begins - the beginning; the elderly and wise is where it all ends - the ending. In between the two is the experimental stages - the middle. It is during these stages that one's world is introduce to the three factors of life - what if, I wish, and I hope not. These factors may cause a dramatic, soul searching, never ending, boring, exciting, and frustrating journey. Nonetheless, in each stage, one may be given many chances. The chances are designed to help one realize or understand what the hell they're doing. Of course some of us are less fortunate than others. One group may run out of chances and never have a chance to fix or improve their ending. Game Over! No Credit!....
Meanwhile the other group may stack up on chances and have a decent or outstanding ending...Continue! Add credit (younger generation usually picks up where they left off).
    
     It is unfortunate that sometimes we waste our chances with the choices we make in this game called life. We all know we can't get another chance until we've gone through an entire level and accumulated enough golden points (good behavior/kind acts).

     Keep in mind, when we enter this world, we begin to explore with a clean mind while we are naturally wrapped in the blanket of our inherited traits. As we grow, we consider our personality and environment. Simultaneously, the three factors of life roam around, in and out of our lives. They become a part of us, and we sometimes make our best and worst decisions based on a factor of life  - a state of mind. At this rate, how long do you think one will last in this game called life?