“Never is an awfully long time.”

To say 'never' can be alot of things. It can be 'I'll 'never' forget how much I love you.' or something like 'I hate you! I 'never' want to see you again!' but see, never is used in two completely different statements, however you look at it though, never is a awfully long time, when you say never to someone, you're making them a promise, wether it be a promise to never stop loving you, or a promise of just how deep their hatred seems to be.
When I think of never though, I always think of NEVERland. Somewhere, out there in the universe is a place where children never grow up; staying young forever to live out dreams, but one happens the kids start to think about going home? Do they forget their homes, their families, their dreams. Dreams as unimportant as some people think they are, they really aren't, dreams are what we look forward, and no I'm not talking about dreams like day dreams, things that I would want, or nightmares, your fears being realized, but dreams, about your future; like what I want to be when I grow up or what I want for a family of my own someday. Children in Neverland however, forget that; because if they remember such things then they'll be forced to leave and grow up. Something Peter Pan never did mind you, (see, there's that word 'never' again.)
Peter was the only boy who never grew up, not simply because he didn't want to go to school, or because he didn't want to become a man, he wanted to always be a boy and to have fun. To live out his ENDLESS childhood dreams, to forever be young. I mean I talk about not growing up, but I think I would be incredibly sad if one day I was told that I would never turn twenty-one or I would never get married and have children, that I had to be under my parents rule forever, I think if that was the case then I would rather live in Neverland, where I could be on my own, but who would be with me? Peter? No, Peter is always busy, causing his own mischief finding more people to add to Neverland, but I think it must be quite hard, considering some kids actually want to grow up and become adults, or some who just never want to leave home because they'll miss mummy and daddy.
I want to grow up, as much I would love to be seventeen forever, being seventeen is horrid, you can't do anything really, I sadly don't have my license and therefore I'm stuck at home most days, except when I make plans with people, but going to Neverland, oh that would be an awfully big adventure, but I prefer my sweet, quiet life.
Think again of Peter Pan for another minute if you don't mind, he ran away when he heard his parents talking about he someday would become a man, he, a small child ran away to Kensington Gardens, to hide away with the fairies, then he went to Neverland, to have a arch-enemy in a pirate, to have a best friend in Tinkerbell, and to have followers such as the Lost Boys, and when everyone had either left him or been defeated, Peter didn't care, oh I think he probably still thought of Wendy and the Lost Boys, but he didn't dwell on it like adults do, Peter knew no fear, which is the difference between adults and children. Peter may have experienced terrible things and almost death, but he is still fearless.

-Birdy

“Never is an awfully long time.”