Playtime

As a child, I felt as if I spent a majority of my time playing. With little homework to do and siblings older and younger there seemed to be no end to the imaginary escapes we would go through. What's more, two girls next door indulged with us on our eventful chases and dramatic fights. Playtime was a period of time in the afternoon when the sun would fall from its peak and slowly make its decent until it was time for dinner. Each afternoon consisted of a new adventure and a new tale to tell. 

Playtime evolved once I entered into the double digits. I spent less time going outside as we had all begun to separate into our different paths. Middle school, elementary school, the gap seemed larger than before and play once again became free time for me to read. In this period of time I read more books than before thanks to advancement in vocabulary. Play was no longer physical activity but rather intellectual. 

Teenage years. Once again, play changed with the emergence of faster internet and faster computers. Play once again became entertainment, yet neither physical nor really intellectual. Social activity, on both online and offline platforms became the new form of play.