Reaping the Fruits of Maturity
Life is like a bottle of red wine, it gets better with age.
Remember this adage from way back yore?
It tries to connect Age with Maturity with the use of a figure of speech. A Simile.
Does Maturity really come with Age? For me, it doesn't anymore.
I used to think it was but after having been all through this whirlwind of past romances and romancing; rejection and rejecting; recollection and recollecting. I got through.
It was devastating to say the least but I've picked up the pieces of my broken heart, mended it together, still has small bits and pieces scattered and small holes to be filled up but at least it's healing, it's recovering, it's recuperating. And I have to thank the people who helped and supported me for that.
Anyway, why do I think that Maturity doesn't come with Age? Simply because I know it doesn't.
Sure, you might protest the idea, you might even hate the idea but the fact remains that I don't believe in it. You see, most of us think that as one gets older, it provides us with the wisdom and the knowledge to make it through life with grace and will power. Most of us think that getting older makes you an adviser to a pupil, a mentor to an apprentice, a teacher to a student.
But, don't you think it's more appropriate to connect Life Experiences with Maturity? Come on, think about it, no matter how old you are, what age or year you were born, if you lack experience, you will never be able to grow hence maturity issues arise.
The term Tabula Rasa, clean slate, blank tablet, unused condom, whatever you wanna coin it. Sounds familiar?
Our minds are of nothingness formed into an intricate weave of complex thought content and thought process. As experience heightens, adds up, and stacks together, a person learns from these and makes the best use of the knowledge learned. The clean slate is being written by sensations involved. Think of it as a 16GB flash drive being pummeled and bombarded by gay porn and fashion music until filled to the maximum.
Look, I am not trying to delve into Philosophy nor provide a lecture nor sermon, all I'm saying is that a person matures with the help and use of Life Experiences. And not because of Age.
People, well, more appropriately people who think they know me say that I don't think according to my age, that I'm mature when it comes to handling topics, discussions, group sessions, gossips, hearsays, eavesdrops, conversations. Hahaha! Just kidding. But the fact remains that supposedly, I don't think my age.
Heck, I'm still immature in my own way because I know I still lack experience, I still have a lot to be fed with, my mind, is still open to a lot of things and I have to admit that. I'm not someone who thinks that Immaturity is a bad thing. And even if I turn 50 if I'm still lacking experience, it wouldn't matter, I would still be the same 20 plus old person, with the same way of thinking, with the same type of attitude, with the same lack of maturity, minus the libido level. :)
True, Maturity is something we look forward to even when we were still clinging to our moms dresses in a formal party or social gatherings, it was unconsciously there but we had to wake it up, we had to because that's the way it is, that's the way life goes. We have been taught well inside the school and home but the real challenge is using what we have learned and experience life as a person capable of so many things, so many emotions, so many meeting of people, and so much more.
I've known people from their 30's or even 40's and what do you know, I can still sense a lot of immaturity tuck within their hind brain and it does show from time to time. Or worse, most of the time. I wouldn't even call it pessimistic state, but really, a major sign of immaturity.
I just thought I want to share my thoughts because people really think one gets wiser with age. Dating back from ancient times where the elders were consulted for their advices, know-how and strategies on certain agendas, the elders were considered the leaders whose power extended from suggesting people what to do and what not to do.
They have been a great source of hope because they know what they were doing.
What were they able to contribute? A lot, and it shaped up how we look up to our grandparents, parents, teachers, and mentors and it's all because of their longevity thus, experiencing the most...
Ah, yes, the old adage Life is like a bottle of red wine, it gets better with age. Is not what I'm believing. Mainly because age without trying things, without grasping things, without seeing things, is merely just a number.
Maturity is something we can not stop and it can lead us to a lot of potentials but in order to have maturity, we have yet to experience events and scenarios which may or may not be suitable to our liking.
So don't be afraid to take a leap of faith and get out of your comfort zone, it will teach you a lot, a whole lot and it can make you someone you would never have imagined.
And hopefully by the time I have succeeded full maturation, I know I have experienced life to the fullest because we all know that we have to age gracefully.
.
Emphasis on Gracefully. :)
Remember this adage from way back yore?
It tries to connect Age with Maturity with the use of a figure of speech. A Simile.
Does Maturity really come with Age? For me, it doesn't anymore.
I used to think it was but after having been all through this whirlwind of past romances and romancing; rejection and rejecting; recollection and recollecting. I got through.
It was devastating to say the least but I've picked up the pieces of my broken heart, mended it together, still has small bits and pieces scattered and small holes to be filled up but at least it's healing, it's recovering, it's recuperating. And I have to thank the people who helped and supported me for that.
Anyway, why do I think that Maturity doesn't come with Age? Simply because I know it doesn't.
Sure, you might protest the idea, you might even hate the idea but the fact remains that I don't believe in it. You see, most of us think that as one gets older, it provides us with the wisdom and the knowledge to make it through life with grace and will power. Most of us think that getting older makes you an adviser to a pupil, a mentor to an apprentice, a teacher to a student.
But, don't you think it's more appropriate to connect Life Experiences with Maturity? Come on, think about it, no matter how old you are, what age or year you were born, if you lack experience, you will never be able to grow hence maturity issues arise.
The term Tabula Rasa, clean slate, blank tablet, unused condom, whatever you wanna coin it. Sounds familiar?
Our minds are of nothingness formed into an intricate weave of complex thought content and thought process. As experience heightens, adds up, and stacks together, a person learns from these and makes the best use of the knowledge learned. The clean slate is being written by sensations involved. Think of it as a 16GB flash drive being pummeled and bombarded by gay porn and fashion music until filled to the maximum.
Look, I am not trying to delve into Philosophy nor provide a lecture nor sermon, all I'm saying is that a person matures with the help and use of Life Experiences. And not because of Age.
People, well, more appropriately people who think they know me say that I don't think according to my age, that I'm mature when it comes to handling topics, discussions, group sessions, gossips, hearsays, eavesdrops, conversations. Hahaha! Just kidding. But the fact remains that supposedly, I don't think my age.
Heck, I'm still immature in my own way because I know I still lack experience, I still have a lot to be fed with, my mind, is still open to a lot of things and I have to admit that. I'm not someone who thinks that Immaturity is a bad thing. And even if I turn 50 if I'm still lacking experience, it wouldn't matter, I would still be the same 20 plus old person, with the same way of thinking, with the same type of attitude, with the same lack of maturity, minus the libido level. :)
True, Maturity is something we look forward to even when we were still clinging to our moms dresses in a formal party or social gatherings, it was unconsciously there but we had to wake it up, we had to because that's the way it is, that's the way life goes. We have been taught well inside the school and home but the real challenge is using what we have learned and experience life as a person capable of so many things, so many emotions, so many meeting of people, and so much more.
I've known people from their 30's or even 40's and what do you know, I can still sense a lot of immaturity tuck within their hind brain and it does show from time to time. Or worse, most of the time. I wouldn't even call it pessimistic state, but really, a major sign of immaturity.
I just thought I want to share my thoughts because people really think one gets wiser with age. Dating back from ancient times where the elders were consulted for their advices, know-how and strategies on certain agendas, the elders were considered the leaders whose power extended from suggesting people what to do and what not to do.
They have been a great source of hope because they know what they were doing.
What were they able to contribute? A lot, and it shaped up how we look up to our grandparents, parents, teachers, and mentors and it's all because of their longevity thus, experiencing the most...
Ah, yes, the old adage Life is like a bottle of red wine, it gets better with age. Is not what I'm believing. Mainly because age without trying things, without grasping things, without seeing things, is merely just a number.
Maturity is something we can not stop and it can lead us to a lot of potentials but in order to have maturity, we have yet to experience events and scenarios which may or may not be suitable to our liking.
So don't be afraid to take a leap of faith and get out of your comfort zone, it will teach you a lot, a whole lot and it can make you someone you would never have imagined.
And hopefully by the time I have succeeded full maturation, I know I have experienced life to the fullest because we all know that we have to age gracefully.
.
Emphasis on Gracefully. :)
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