Maturity

The word maturity can often be thrown around lightly. People assume that once you reach a certain age you possess the qualities of a mature and rational person. As a culture we expect it from adults and those who have an influence in our society but never from our youth. Children aren’t looked at as having maturity or as being mature, however ever since I was a little kid my mom would tell stories of when I was younger and could handle situations better than what was expected at my age. We don’t consider that children could have the potential to make composed and thought out decisions. The thought of a six year old having more maturity than a father with two kids is almost laughable yet, after collecting my thoughts on the act of growing up I have come to realize just the opposite. Possessing maturity doesn’t require an age stamp and it certainly isn’t automatically given to those at a certain stage in their life. Those who hold maturity know what is right and are able to make the right decisions for themselves and those around them. Maturity is not something that is granted the older you get, but learned from those around you.