I cannot be responsible for your reactions???
I would prefer to stay on the topic of maturity, you are more than welcome to debate my arguments.
Maturity
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I cannot be responsible for your reactions???
I would prefer to stay on the topic of maturity, you are more than welcome to debate my arguments.
Funny thing is my friend. I didn't come here to "argue".
I came here to learn.
If you feel you have something to teach me,I am all ears.
But "arguing" is only going to put me up against the wall.
You have an agenda with me.
So why don't you just tell me why you don't trust me
and stop beating around the bush?
That would be the "mature" thing to do, no?
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I think people have reached a point of maturity when they know who they are, have a particular set of values/ideals, and are still able to look at other peoples sides of the coin, regardless if they agree or not. Also, they know how, and when to share their own points of view in a way that may rise debate, but isn't meant as an attack. Also you have a realistic sense of responsibility for your actions and words. You see things not only in a selfish manner, but are able to stand outside of the box for a bit and look at the whole picture that you just happen to be a part of..
People who are this way, or are working to be this way, are more mature in my opinion.. They've grown up past the baby phase of give me, give me, give me.. and are seeing the bigger picture..
People who are this way, or are working to be this way, are more mature in my opinion.. They've grown up past the baby phase of give me, give me, give me.. and are seeing the bigger picture..
T
The Jester
There's a theory in Crim Psychology that describes these stages, and delinquents are usually still in the early ones.
Preconventional: People in here act egocentric, pure hedonism in the second level.
Conventional: we do certain things because of the social expectations.
Postconventional: we do things because we want the best for everyone.
(There are 2 levels in each stage, and as we become an adult we get in a higher stage.)
Delinquents are usually found in the preconventional level and: men and women don't differ when it comes to moral development. (Which is the goold ol' genderparadox..)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kohlberg's_stages_of_moral_development
If anyone's interested (which I doubt), check out the wiki page.
I translated it all litterally so this wiki page might say it better than me.
This is my way of saying: I agree with you Dneecey.
Acceptance, responsibility, being able to admit you're wrong...
Quite a number of points, but I can't quite remember some ^^"
Basically, pretty much the opposite of childishness, but still being able to have fun and reach your inner child.
Quite a number of points, but I can't quite remember some ^^"
Basically, pretty much the opposite of childishness, but still being able to have fun and reach your inner child.
Too me:
Maturity- having decency, common sense, and a capacity to think and rationalize actions before acting; the complete mental development of a human being; being able to accept one's own faults and take responsibility for their actions
Maturity- having decency, common sense, and a capacity to think and rationalize actions before acting; the complete mental development of a human being; being able to accept one's own faults and take responsibility for their actions
i was thinking about this and i believe some people are "born" mature or responsible. They don't do it consciously. They just are mature. Others mature as they age, or because of growth and personal development gained through personal experiences and difficult circumstances. idk. i think on some level, maturity is relative. Very interesting topic.
Oh, sorry, I noticed this message just today.
When I say that maturity is conscious mental constructiviness, I mean that maturity is coming from experience. In my opinion, conscious decisions are coming from analysed and systematised experienece. It is like, when I understand all details in me, I measure all possible inner and outward relations, and when I am becoming as much objective as I can, I can give the most constructive result of my thoughts to other person. And then, maturity is growing. It is becoming conscious mental constructiviness
Maturity is the full understanding of how your actions affect things (the future, yourself, other people) and the conscious choosing of that action, as opposed to being pulled along by out-of-control emotions.
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People can act mature/responsible at many times in life, and that is good, but in spite of all our personal develpment and insight, some aspects of maturity simply comes with age. Physiological and chemical processes are a factor and these can play a significant role...more than we/I care to admit. Now if we can glean value from our experience, personal development, insight and perspective all the better, but age also helps us to slow things down a bit, reshuffle our priorities, and settle things that might have brought us angst in our youth.
Hmm a question with many potential answers, but right now I would say maturity = knowing your limits and being able to admit immaturity in certain areas.
I agree.
Would you say that some people exhibit ranging levels of maturity in different areas of their lives, or that true maturity is a level of wisdom, attitude, and perspective that permeates across all areas of one's life?
