Age and Maturity

On request, a friend sent this to me years ago when I had publishing of a monthly magazine years back.

Its plain to see that age does not equal maturity at all. It could equal maturity, sure (not always the case) but it can also equal immaturity (the "bad" kind).

All that age signifies s just the AGE. I agree that someone who is older has more life experiences. But that does not mean he or she is more educated or necessarily the best person for a specific task.

There are lot more factors counting in life than someone's  age. The world is changing and growing everyday. And if you are not growing, you are dying. Its either one of the two.

Nature does not care if you are 20 or 70. If you stop growing, you start dying. Over the years, I have come to understand that maturity is defined by ATTITUDE, which is the effect of one's level of exposure in life.

Maturity is not Age.

This is why I think we should always work on our Attitude. Improve it as much as we can.

Age is something we can't influence or change but our attitude is a different story. And that is why young people can  die at an old age and old people die at young age. ATTITUDE.

Growing up, I realised that there were certain things that children  simply couldn't "understand" to some degree adults could. This has led to the usual saying that "when you grow up, you will understand".

The fundamental problem I have with this expression is that it assumes some intimate truth that can be reached with age. But truth be said, there are many adults who lead delightfully ignorant/immature.

I have seen adults behave like immature youths. Case example of our lawmakers using harmful objects on one another and I have also seen youths behave wisely and matured. Ask Akin Alabi

Everything is ATTITUDE.

Maturity is also readiness to take responsibility. A wise person once said " you are not yet a failure until you start looking for who to blame for it".

Learn to take RESPONSIBILITY for your mistakes, actions and everything that is left in your care including your family.

When you fall, RISE AGAIN!

We blame the devil for lack of success. Hmmm.... The devil does not have the nature of love in him, so is not that there are some people he loves more. His very nature is wickedness.

Grumbling, complaining, anger, bitterness and regrets shatters destiny.

It breaks down your defenses and exposes you to more pain and oppression.

A man who knows where he is going is automatically focused. It is only purpose plus pursuit that result in achievement. Men of vision are MEN OF DESTINATION (David Oyedepo)

We need to know what we measure up to and only challenges can give us the right data. Every challenge is distinct and that is why we must seek God's help and wisdom to overcome.

A matured person is:

* slow to anger

*  considerate

* forgivable

* responsible

* faithful

* humble

All these, forms the ATTITUDE of a matured person.

Maturity does not make one perfect but it helps one to have the right attitude to life, relationships, job, business and so on.

Our social, spiritual, emotional, physical and financial life is taken care of by the level of our maturity (character and responsibility).

Stay matured  and remain blessed