Why does the lost child lose interest in the things that he had wanted earlier?

The lost child loses interest in all the things that he had wanted earlier because he was frightened on being separated from his parents in the crowd. His aim was to find and be with them. All the things that fascinated him in the fair no longer attract to him and now the only thing that matters is finding his parents.

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