Examples of why maturity does not depend on age

Maturity is the “full development” of an individual, but what does this mean? People have often thought that it just comes naturally over time. Maturity is the ability of a person to act responsible, making the most out of their current circumstances. Some people never reach the state of maturity, while other obtain it at a very young age. In this sense, maturity cannot be given to someone, but must be earned by themselves. For example, while this trait cannot be bestowed unto someone, their temperament as well as the circumstances that surround them can help mold them. Maturity varies greatly among the populace and can be hard to identify at times. This is because it is largely dependent on an individual’s temperament. Someone who acts out, not caring about anything will take longer to mature than someone who is well-behaved and is conscious of their actions. One quality for example, patience, is the ability to wait or remain calm in situations, otherwise unbearable to others. This person must be able to adapt to unexpected events, leading to the best possible outcome. Taking advantage of one’s circumstances can lead to more than goal being…show more content…
In this trait involves the ability to act responsibly, which is often said to be maturity in itself. However, being responsible simply means putting needs before desires in order to undoubtedly secure their success. This ability is crucial to the decision-making process, and others in the process as well. While everyone wishes to have something or do something putting needs ahead on that list takes a lot of effort. Putting needs aside and focusing on wants such as a new car, or the shoes on tv show a lack of priority. Knowing what has to be done and carrying out is the very meaning of someone mature. As shown these traits work hand in hand and cannot be utilized effectively unless they are all

When I was a child lying on a bed, I keenly urged to get mature and embrace the feeling of freedom. Freedom of going to the office with a lustrous and sleek dress, freedom of empowerment, freedom of making my own choices. But with time, I faced maturity and then I realized that it is not as fascinating as I expected. Maturity does not proceed with age; it’s something that you will…

“Maturity is not measured by age. It’s an attitude built by experience.”- Unknown. I’m sure most people have been told the following on at least one occasion: “you’re too young to understand,” “you won’t understand until you’re older,” “the adults are talking.” Those words have a way of making people feel small and insignificant, especially when said by someone older and of higher authority. Often believing that just because someone is younger, they won’t be able to understand or handle adult situations. In reality, age doesn’t determine how mature a person is, it’s their personal experiences that determine their maturity level.

Younger people are often talked to and treated like children until they turn 18 because legally that’s when they become adults. What’s hard to believe is that people think that when someone turns 18, they will automatically gain some type of maturity and magically become a wise adult. Age doesn’t do that for a person. It’s the experience that matures a person and makes them wiser as a whole. You can compare a teenager and an adult, and you will find that sometimes the teenager is more mature than the adult is. However, that’s not always the case because sometimes you can find that adults are far more mature and wiser compared to a teenager. Just like you can probably find two people that are the same age, whether they be adults or not, and they will have drastically different levels of maturity. It all comes down to experience. Most people would assume that an adult would have more experience because they’ve been living on this earth longer, meaning that they would be more mature. But the number of years that you’ve been living on this earth has nothing to do with experience either, although it plays a small role. 

A teenager who’s been alive for 17 years could have been through so much more than an adult who’s been alive for 30. Most people would find that hard to believe, but it’s true. Some people say that a childhood is what sets up a person’s mindset when they grow up. Someone with a more traumatic childhood would be more likely to mature at a younger age. That could be because they lacked a decent childhood or maybe they didn’t even have a childhood to begin with. They have been through things, heard things, or seen things that most children wouldn’t see at such an early age. So because they lacked a childhood, they had to grow up while they were still children, which explains the maturity during their adolescence. Although in that case, I feel like it’s worse to have to grow up at such a young age.

In conclusion, adults need to stop talking to teenagers as if they know nothing about the real world, simply because they don’t think they are mature enough to handle it. Age has nothing to do with maturity because it’s all about what that person has been through and how they handle difficult situations. Maturity comes down to how you’ve lived in the past.

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