Sidewalk (Official Version) 

“Why did you come in late!?” “It took almost my whole life”

Child: Goes to school Also Child: *Curse of Vanishing*

The scene where the old lady helps the red haired girl always gets me. I remember being afraid of growing up as a kid. I was also surrounded with a lot of middle aged and senior women growing up. They always made living in those eras of life so cool to me. They definitely helped me go through changes I didn’t necessarily want to go through at first.

It's so sad that it takes her her whole life to finally feel comfortable in her own skin

“How far do you have to walk to get to school?” “About 75 years”

Meanwhile the mother: "My daughter has been missing for 90 years!"

This really hit hard. My grandma recently passed and it made me reflect on her life but also time i spent with her. She was an amazing woman ❤

0:12 under 7 (Preschool Age) 0:34 8-12 (Big kid Age) 0:42 12-16 (Adolescent age ) 0:50 16-19 (Older Youth Age) 0:56 20-24(Young Adult Age) 1:02 25-26 (Fully Developed Age) 1:24 Mid-Lates 20s ( Career Age) 1:33 27-29(Marriage Age) 1:44 29-31 (Pregnancy Age) 1:51 32-35 (Early Parenting Age) 1:58 Late 30s to Early 40s ( Motherhood Age) 2:02 40s (Exercise Age ) 2:12 50s (Middle Adulthood Age) 2:24 Mid-Late 50s (Midlife Crisis Age) 2:38 60s (Sagging Age) 2:47 70s-80s (Elderly Age) 3:17 90s (Gratitude Age) 3:30 Death

Damm thats one long sidewalk

Hi See you in the next 5 years when this gets recommended again.

When I was young I never understood it, now that I've grown up I've realized it means "appreciate while you're young, cause when you grow up things need more responsibility" and care for what you have for this while... Hits hard

I watch this at least once every couple months. What I always think about is that I’m old enough to understand that there’s a deeper meaning to this video, but young enough to not have figured out exactly what that meaning is. Someday, I’ll understand. Just like the others do. But for now, I’m just appreciating the fact that I know it has a deeper meaning, the beautiful animation, and the story.

Nobody: The kid who's always late to class describing why they're late.

daughter: returns home from school Mom: ಠ_ಠ

After 8 years this still hits hard

The fact that 0:39 is the most replayed part concerns me.

this is why you don’t send a kindergartner to school by them self

You can see in some parts it looks like she doesn’t know where she is going or what’s happening. Very true in some parts of your lifetime.

As a thirteen year old, I have been thinking how the weeks have gone by so quick, and how it feels like just yesterday I was six. This video made me realize how short life is and you have to appreciate it before it ends. Also, great animation!

i cried ... i dont do it much but i did it this time. For me the elder woman was my mother and the younger, red-haired girl was me and when that elder woman gave a hand and helped the young girl i saw how my mother, after all that she's been thru, helps in every way possible.

She looks confused every time she gets older she’s like *”how did I get here”*

Dont you just hate it when you go to school then you're 87 years old.

2:25 Doesn't matter if your getting older and start looking different You just have to be your self it is just life❤

Love how the message is having a good mother/father figure (depending on your gender) will help you understand what to see coming as you grow older. And being a boy myself, nothing has ever taught me about the perspective of a girl better than this video. Not even classes of puberty and growth at school can be this impactful and understandable.

Her mom: how was school? That girl: it’s complicated

*Innocent child wants to walk to school* Age: Ima end this women’s whole life

I will come back to this every single day from now on I get emotional when I watch this

i love the part where the little girl is standing still. Looking afraid of what is along the sidewalk. Its a nice detail to her being afraid of growing up. And it might also be a way of calling out the audience. Maybe a young kid watched this and that made them nervous to grow up because of all the negative aspects. But the woman guides the kid through growing up and holds her hand showing that growing old is all about helping the younger generation discover themselves and tread the sidewalk of becoming an adult. Its touching and can be interprated as ,,You gather experience from your life so you can use that experience to guide people who havent lived their life yet.'' God this is touching. Edit: Btw no i am NOT a 45 yo woman spouting wise words with fancy spelling. I am just a normal 16yo girl who came back to this after about 6 years of seeing it for the first time bc it got recommended to me.

*Legends say she is still walking*

"So, you came to the school" Girl: "Yes" "What the cost" Girl: "Age"

This actually made me cry because this show's how fast time can past

Has it really been 9 years since i last saw this?! it just randomly showed up today, and it unlocked a memory i forgot i had 😂

The sad part is she didn't have her mom through out her Journey, she walked with the little girl till she was ready to venture out on her own. Her mom just said Aight bye lol

*immediately walks backwards*

did anyone realize at 0:26 she looks at the sign the pink dress is there and at 1:03 she wears that pink dress in the sign? Same thing happens at 1:30 and 1:34. Pretty nice detail!

Legend has it that her spirit manifests around orphans in the city she lived in, giving them guidance through their childhood and helping them get to live a long and prosperous life

**Blind guy is just trying to get around** Woman: *I’m about to end this whole man’s career*

Teacher: Why are you late? Girl: I was living life.

It doesn't matter, how old we are. It always matter, how our life is.

I saw this when I was 11 years old, Now at 17 years old this brings back memories of my childhood, how quickly time flies~❤️

Teacher: you are late, I’m calling your parents. Girl: *okay*

her mom: my child hasn’t came back in almost 80 years

What I see and realize... the reality of life is that it is not perfect. That's the message I understand from this video.

This is such a wholesome video of life and the ending brings a minor tear to your eye. I hope she felt proud of her life

Would she turn younger if she went back?🤔

Don’t know why she was so worried. Just walk left and you’re young again.

0:56 bro got the whole baking industry and the jiggle physics 💀💀💀

1:07 balling moment

The life cycle of a human is the best way to describe this animation

i watched this when i was a kid and im still afraid of growing up, it's so depressing

I was here. I love every single one of you.

Absolutely love this ! Years later I come to rewatch 😊

Dang her school must be really far away

The fact that after all that, She didn't reach school... *it scares me*

i loved this the way it shows the insecurities of girls and on how women change throughout the years

Moral of the story let your mum drive you to school

Actually, she never died. She’s immortal, when the screen stopped panning she finally arrived home after 80 years

She doesn't die in the end, is Queen Elizabeth, and is still walking in England Ok now she stopped

As a woman, my biggest fear is to be used by a man sexually and abandoned

next up the mans sidewalk story

Mom: how was your Day at school? Me: it was a longgg Day....

Today is my Grandmother's funeral and I'm crying, knowing that her life was reflected on this video.

I honestly love this animation, I’ve watched it so many times and it’s agreeably one of the most wholesome and truthful animations on the for you page. :)

I used to watch thus when i was a kid ...

She went to get milk 3 years ago And never came back

Props to her for walking for 80 years

Legends say that this loop is still going on with different women

Man, i hate aging while going to school. The school would'nt let me in!

Moral: NEVER walk past lamp posts on the way to school.

The legend say till this day... ShE iS sTiLl WaLkInG tO sChOoL.

This makes me remember we only have one life like this, live it the best way while you still can.

This video was posted 9 years ago there are still people watching this video

*I want to see this in male version* I wonder how different that'll be

I’m just like that last child I don’t want to grow up Edit: wowwww tysm for the likes

Half the comments are saying how beautiful this is And I’m just here thinking This is the longest goddamn sidewalk ever

I always find myself stumbling back to this animation every year what a masterpiece

99% of sidewalk moral story school jokes 1% me crying beacuse she’s old and teaching kids not to be afraid when growing up

Moral of the story: If you walk past a tree or a pole you’ll age quickly

coming back to watch this and understandimg it much more than a simple growing up animation video, it's hitsss

This video is technically 10 years old now, but not officially. It’s not its birthday yet.

OH COME ON TEACHER! I WAS ONLY 80 YEARS LATE

It's sad that she didn't get to love herself in the early stages...

I just tuned 15 today! I come and watch this video almost ever year❤ amazing video really😊

I have a tradition of watching this video every birthday just to see how far my age has advanced...

3:39: the old lady: *dies* The music: *cha cha real smooth*

Note to self: *avoid every guy in the street*

Oh when i just a kid this animation makes me cry❤😢

This actually makes me sad for some reason but I still enjoyed watching it.

Her mom must be so worried like where tf is my daughter?!

The moral of the story: choose a school near your house

I watched this at 12 I’m now 16 and this rlly is understating

Even though I’m almost a teenager I somehow understand the meaning of this animation and honestly I’m scared to get older 😭

I did send this to my mother, and said: this is why i shouldn't go to school, or i'll return home being a 80 years woman.

The sad part about this is that she have not yet reached her school

✨jumps cutely while walking to school✨

0:56 Que GRAN historia...

I love how she give a hand and help red-hair girl to move forward. It's so awesome when elder people help younger instead of leaving them all alone.

kid:im going to school bye mom 4 minutes later becomes *old*

Imagine sending your kid off to school then they come back as an old lady