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In browsing through my local library today, I came across a book called The Curious Boy’s Book of Adventure. 100 Hijinks and Escapades. Nestled right next to it was a book called The Dangerous Book for Boys. Oh, there’s a companion book for that one, called The Daring Book for Girls. Of course, what’s considered daring for girls? Changing their hairstyle, or trying on makeup, that’s what!
The Curious Boy’s Book of Adventure has a sequel, The Curious Boy’s Book of Exploration.
What’s one of the advertising blurbs for these books?
“Boys of all ages love to hunt, explore, and discover. They like expeditions, secret messages, and remote hideaways. They love to build, fix, and create. In short, they love adventure, and this four-color paperback is jammed full of 100 hijinks and escapades boys can get into right in their own backyards! “
Oh, and girls don’t?
Another blurb:
“Adventuring instincts have been dulled over the years by video games, television, and all those electronic toys that short-circuit the imagination”.
Well, now as far as video games and electronic toys are concerned, boys on the whole have always seemed to spend more time at that than girls… although there were always exceptions. I loved playing Pong and Galaga when I was a kid, and as a teenager, and if they still had those games in an arcade I’d play them today!
What are some of the things Curious Boys can do, according to the author of this book?
Build a tree house, make a tent, go ice skating, Go orienteering.
Make a bow and arrow. Make a catapult. Campfire cooking.
Launch a bottle rocket. Grow a crystal. Make a telephone
Make Paper airplanes. Model boats. A wooden whistle.
Make spinning tops, juggling, skipping rocks.
All activities that girls can do just as well, if they’re not pressured into remaining in their homes playing with their dolls and gabbing with their friends on the phone for hours at a time.
So the title of this book should have been The Curious Kid’s Book of Adventure!
What has this got to do with senior citizens and health and living well?
Well, a couple of things.
First off, of course, how long has it been since * you* skipped rocks into a lake, or launched a bottle rocket, or went orienteering?
How long has it been since you had an adventure. Go golfing and see how many balls you can lose in the water or in a sand trap, better still go miniature golfing and have all sorts of adventures with dinosaurs and airplanes and such (depending on the quality of your local miniature golf course, of course.)
Are there things you’ve always wanted to do but never had the time? Now you’ve got the time – do those things.
Of course some physical things might not be a good idea, like going ice skating or riding a sled down a hill, but working with your hands, going for walks with the aid of a sturdy stick…. the world’s your oyster. Go for it!
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