There has been an age-long argument between the people that believe that maturity is relative to age and those that do not believe in that school of thought. Okay, consider this: You will agree with me that in this era, information is at out fingertips and we can have access to a wide range of information in seconds. This easy access to information has led people to become exposed quickly to knowledge.
The quick exposure to knowledge has led this generation to be comparatively more intelligent than their predecessors. However, does getting increased intelligence also means emotional advancement? This boils down to the fact that emotions (which is part of what maturity entails) is without recourse to mental intelligence - which is a direct function of access to information.
I watched a particular science documentary a few weeks back where one of the commentators reiterated that the children in this era "know too much in a shorter timeframe". This means that information is readily available to them and as such, it gives them an illusion of maturity because what they have may vaguely suffice for experience.
Furthermore, on the overall, kids in this present-day are already way more intelligent and know more than what they would have known (based on their age) - all thanks to technology. However, this also poses a demerit to them because, as much as they are enlightening their minds through the acquisition of information, their emotions are yet not fully developed to match up with their minds. Obviously, the real world is extremely different from what the media has depicted it to be and with limited emotional maturity, they may not be ready and prepared to face the real world. Imagine this as a fowl's egg being fastfarwarded to hatch in lesser time than the incubation period.
You will be surprised to know that a lot of teenage boys and girls are having a hard time differentiating between the real world and the virtual (non-existent) world. At a point, they may think that they are mature enough to put into practice what has been depicted on the internet. Well, needless to say that when the "kitchen gets too hot, they will initiate a gateway".
One may ask, "since maturity is without recourse to age, what then is the standardized way to inferring that someone is matured?" Well, just to let you know, no standard exists to show the true definition of maturity, however there are few pointers here-and-there: Firstly, the level of responsibility you are willing to take. Looking at this holistically, it will be realized that responsibility and maturity are mutually relative.
Secondly, your commitment to accepting the result of actions. A lot of people have not attained the level where they can bear the criticisms, reproves, corrections, flattery and comments stemming up from their actions without being emotional about it. The more mature you get, the more you learn to separate your emotions from the things that "be not." When you get to this level, you will realize that your decisions will be less of emotions, less of sentiments, less of feelings, and less of impression, but more of attitude and character.
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