An interesting question, and one that I have discussed before. Yet the question of maturity has returned to haunt my thoughts, stirring up troubled waters and punching me in the guts, leaving me gasping for air.
Okay, a little too much hyperbole there, but again I am forced to ask, "What is the mark of maturity?"
Maybe it's because I just turned 18 that I am asking this question. Maybe it's because I'm now legally an adult, free to drink (in Malaysia at least), smoke, buy property, watch 18 SX/SG/PL movies, go to war,
Maybe it's because my driver's license is dangling before me like a juicy worm on a hook, independence beckoning to me like a lollipop beckons to little girls.
Maybe it's because my sophomore year looms, the year in which I finally have to decide what I want to do with my life, the year in which you can no longer hit the "Go Back" button to restart character creation.
Or maybe it's just my ancestor Peter Pan whispering to me from the grave.
Regardless, I now present to you the contenders for the "Mark of Maturity":
1. Independence
- The ability to make your own decisions, the ability to do what you want when you want how you want without being influenced by other people.
2. Confidence
- The ability to look someone in the eye and know that you are his or her equal, if not in ability, then at least in value. Even if earthworms are gray.
3. Experience
- An antonym for naivety, this word implies an understanding of the way the world goes round. Although in my experience (pun intended), too often has the term been used as an excuse for cynical pessimism. The world is a dark and gloomy place. The world is a dark and gloomy place. But if you look hard enough, there's always a ray of sunshine.
Wow, I guess that means I'm a very mature person.
Wow, what a big fat lie.
5 comments:
*coughandyouleftoutthefactthatsomepeoplethinkyoulooktwenty-threecough*
*coughandyou'reverypleasedaboutitcough*
xD
i want to say something but i have nothing to say... (does that signify my level of maturity?)
but what i do believe is that "acting matured" or "acting your age" is a sign of inferiority complex, which leads to conformity.
why should give a f**k about the way the world is telling me to behave or live?????
ironically i do care... *sigh*
(symptoms of drug abuse? 0_o")
You fucked up your driving. Even with your parent(s) teaching you. Wow. Maybe because I had 21 lessons or something, but if I had 'extra' lessons with my parents, I'd do extra well not to fail. You get my drift, man?
Let's put that into an analogy. The aforementioned 'carrot' is in front of you, and you have rocket-propelled shoes but along the way, you missed a little bump and tripped, landing on the carrot and squishing it into the tarmac. You'd lick it, but it just doesn't taste good with macadam.
Yes, I'm feeling very acerbic right now.
Very interesting.
I don't think you have to be a legal adult to be able to be mature... I've seen kids who are mature for their age. And I've seen adults who have yet to reach that mark.
But I do believe that the older you grow, the more mature (supposedly, that is, if you learn from your mistakes) you are. Maturity is, if I can put it in my definition, when you know how to take things with a pinch of salt. I guess, simply put, it's when you know how to do things right, and know why you should do things right.
I don't think skepticism/cynicism qualifies as a mark of maturity though.
Hmm as for the maneless lioness... I'd more likely say: 'When she's as big as the lion.' :P
Lol..
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