When I was a kid, I loved to read “Calvin and Hobbes.”

I still do. Really, what’s not to like? But there’s a distinct difference between how I see in the iconic cartoon duo now versus what I saw as a kid.

As a kid, “Calvin and Hobbes” was something to read in the comics section of the Sunday paper, something to make me laugh and nothing more. As I read it now though, I look at Calvin and Hobbes from a different angle. The comic takes on a new meaning – a more philosophical meaning, influenced by the boring, gray world of adulthood, I guess. Lately, I’ve found there’s a lot of life lessons to be learned from “Calvin and Hobbes,” particularly from Hobbes, the stuffed tiger, imaginary friend and most importantly, childhood mentor to the bright, albeit dysfunctional six-year-old Calvin.