The therapeutic community uses the term 'maturity' a lot. It is a word that implies a healthy psyche relatively free of mental disturbances. In this sense it is the holy grail of psychology.
It is also a word that is abused. In some people's mouths it is mainly self-serving and can mean little more than a demand for conformity either of themselves or others.
As I see it the word has many connotations. In its truest form it is about responsibility, being broad-shouldered enough to carry ones own weight appropriately. I would say it obtains in having perspective, in having an overview which allows a coming out of narrow self interests to a greater understanding of the broader context. Above all, it should result in the knowledge that one's own interests and those of others are bound together.
In recent times, I've witnessed heterogeneous experience that, on the top of above written, made me ponder over wider facets of social values such as goodwill, fatuity, self betterment, preempting others for own sake, for example. I believe Maturity also delve into upbringing, the environment you have been into, and many more. For example, you are mature enough to kill somebody and save his life at the same time. Your inner self imparts prominent role into how you use your maturity, which eventually brings us to how are we have been brought up, how we have been living; in what environment.
We have gamut of mature proponents to drive us, yet there are differences. Do we have enough guts to challenge it, can we convert same to Goodwill? This is the burning question.
It is also a word that is abused. In some people's mouths it is mainly self-serving and can mean little more than a demand for conformity either of themselves or others.
As I see it the word has many connotations. In its truest form it is about responsibility, being broad-shouldered enough to carry ones own weight appropriately. I would say it obtains in having perspective, in having an overview which allows a coming out of narrow self interests to a greater understanding of the broader context. Above all, it should result in the knowledge that one's own interests and those of others are bound together.
In recent times, I've witnessed heterogeneous experience that, on the top of above written, made me ponder over wider facets of social values such as goodwill, fatuity, self betterment, preempting others for own sake, for example. I believe Maturity also delve into upbringing, the environment you have been into, and many more. For example, you are mature enough to kill somebody and save his life at the same time. Your inner self imparts prominent role into how you use your maturity, which eventually brings us to how are we have been brought up, how we have been living; in what environment.
We have gamut of mature proponents to drive us, yet there are differences. Do we have enough guts to challenge it, can we convert same to Goodwill? This is the burning question.
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