Since the day we stop playing with these wheels is the beginning of the wheels of our life that start to keep rolling. The study, homework, results, college, university, and the list goes on. Once we are bored of playing with these fancy toys, we move forward to the next one as they don't entertain us anymore, toward the bigger and more realistic ones. The wheels of life keep rolling with no way back; no matter how much you try, you can't go back to playing with those toys anymore. Nostalgia can be felt, but soon you will be rushing for something else; you can not help but get out of the fantasy.
I remember clicking the above photo a couple of years back, I took them from my nephew, and I had enjoyed playing with them for a while. He used to play with them throughout the whole day, especially in the beginning days of getting his hands on them. After a few weeks or months, he completely moved on from these to something bigger; he now has bicycles, indoor ones. Maybe in a few years, then, he will have ones that he can ride outside, and then maybe a bike. Well, at that phase of his life, he can't roll back to these toys anymore; these days will be long gone. Like me, who is tempted to go back to that phase of life knowing that it's just a dream with no hope of a possible outcome.
Today I asked my nephew, showing this pic, "Where are these toys of yours?" He replied with a smile, "I broke and threw them away." That's what we used to do, right? Haven't you broken any of your toy cars? I used to be a little engineer. There used to be a tiny motor inside every car, helicopter, or anything that used to move. I would break the toy when I used to get bored of playing and bring out that motor; I used to make a fan out of it using batteries. You, too, have done this, if not exactly this one, then something similar for sure.
He went away; he didn't care; he has bigger toys now. But he will crave to go back just like I did, hehe. There is a very exciting cycle of these feelings. When I was in college life, a few of my seniors used to advise me lots of things; the prime ones were something like, "Don't waste this time of yours; you will regret it if you don't utilize this properly. We made mistakes, and now we are regretting." and the same advice I do pass to my juniors now, not to everyone, only to those who come to me for guidance. I know that no matter how much we try to make someone understand these, only a handful of them might work on it, the rest is going to go as they are bound to go, and the wheels keep rolling.
So let the wheel roll as it's rolling and let's try to enjoy the ride as much as we can.