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What Maturity Is And Does It Come With Age?
Originally published at https://tavian.blog
“Maturity is not measured by age, its an attitude built by experience.”
- Unknown
I think one of the most misunderstood concepts is maturity. We all have our ideas to what maturity is and constantly form our lives around our definition for it.
Furthermore, we have the same definition for words that seem similar. Such as independent and responsible. The principles of maturity were never taught in school. However, the word was constantly used because we had to grow into “mature” adults.
The most memorable time it was used was during sex education, when told that girls mature faster than boys. Whether that is true is a question to be explored, but one thing needs to be clarified. What is maturity?
Maturity Defined
There are many different scenarios where the word “ mature” can be used. So, it is important to identify what we mean. There are two things associated with the word mature. That being growth and the desired result. Wine is a good example of this, hence the reason why the word mature is used to describe it.
The wine goes through an ageing process, and once it has come of age, it has matured into a good tasting drink. And many of us…
