Children resemble a piece of white cloth. Pure & untainted.
Bright-eyed and cheerful, they live the days like there is no tomorrow. Carefree as the wind & full of curiosity, life was like a bed of roses.
Slowly, they get weathered by reality. Bit by bit, they lose their faith.
'The world is losing its wonders...' they thought.
Their eyes now glazed, they see the world through a gray filter. Now, the world is no longer as wonderful as they used to know it. A monochromatic concrete jungle.
Reality hits hard on them & they realise the world isn't what they thought it to be. The trials & tribulations of life converted them to cynics & pessim