[chajin]

Part of what makes childhood precious and joyous would be having fun and trying things out at your leisure. Seems like he is not allowed much downtime with Sargeant Mom looking at her stopwatch all the time.

But this is also why the ultimate overachievers are almost always Asians, because they don't see childhood as "having fun and trying things out," but working as hard as jigoku to get to the top of whatever it is you are aiming for, as fast as possible, before someone else gets there.

[lee martell]

Each perspective has it’s pros and cons. Priorities will determine the choice between the two.