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because we have death in our concept of time. and we are the only animals with this concept. your dog or cat does not know it is going to die someday. perhaps this is why they seem so happy and in-the-moment. if i were anyone for a day, i'd be a cat :P
but anyway, when you're a kid, you haven't lived or experienced very much. and you probably aren't that aware of death either. you realize, and are taught that it can be a "scary" thing (i sure as hell was afraid to die) but you are much more carefree about life and risking things like climbing on trees, high places, etc. becoming afraid of these things are learned behaviors, as your mom says "careful, you might fall" or "do you want to die!?" your concept of time appears slow based on the lack of experience. you are still learning about the world. what makes the grass green and the sky blue, etc. as our experience grows, so does that everlooming death clock.
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And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.
~Anais Nin
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