I wish I could have back that simple innocence that i had when i was a child. The world would be such a better place if we could all remain innocent, but for one to remain innocent the world would have to be a better place. In this day and age someone who claims to be innocent is labled ignorant in the eyes of society. Everyone with the exception of young children(and even they know to a certian extent not to trust strangers and to be weary of bad people) knows that the world is not a good place and that you can't be trusting. And to be innocent would be ignorant. All this came to mind as i was on the number 9 to soutgate from downtown and i noticed this girl sitting by herself. You could tell by her wide eyes and the way she looked at everything that she was nervous about being on the bus alone. She must been about 11 or 12 but by the way she was sitting with a nervous smile and the way she swung her feet(they didnt touch the floor) made me think she was only 8 or 9(i knew this couldnt be possible beca