"Don't grow up, it's a trap!" I agree! My grandmother said me "goditela ora che sei piccino" (means " Enjoy everything now that you're a child"). Fortunately, I chose to be an artist and so I can feel me a child every time I want (If I don't think to the bills that I have to pay) :D
Great advices from your grandmother, here! Thanks for sharing them with us :)
Being creative requires to unplug from the rest of the word, which surely comes close to the carefreeness of youth. Excellent paralel!