I have found that through the help of nursing and being a health care assistant prior to that. I am a lot more mature than my age.
Now my family would say something different. But I'll explain what I mean. Maturity doesn't mean that you are serious all the time and don't have any fun. I can still have fun, I can have a laugh and I can still say some silly things that make people laugh. Giving the illusion that I don't know what I'm doing etc. I have a lot of life experience compared to that of the average 25 year old. Not many people in their 20s have seen a dead body. Let alone tried to help resuscitate them. Not many 20 something year old folks have made the dying more comfortable, witnessed their last rites read out to them, blessings given out. Prayers said over the dying. Washed and cleaned a person whose spirit has since left this earth. Not many 20 something year olds have sat and said nothing and listened while a family member cries their eyes out. Leaving the floor open to anything they want to express and not attempt to sugar coat what they are currently feeling. It's a very sobering feeling to be around those who are dying. And I have talked about this sort of thing before many times. But it throws in a different perspective to your life. Any one who tells you it doesn't affect them is a liar. It makes you think about your own mortality. Some see it as a depressing thing to talk about and then quickly change the subject and put it to the back of their minds. I don't think it's a bad thing to acknowledge and process the concept that you will one day no longer be in this form. It makes you a stronger person all round. It's a popular thought from the beginning of time that if you talk about death or think about it a lot that you are depressed or mentally ill. I beg to differ. It allows you to face the unknown and accept it as fate. Acceptance of where you are at this stage in your life is also a great way to become more mature in yourself. It is very difficult especially when you don't like where you currently are. Be that career wise, family/relationships, financially, spiritually, faith, knowledge, how you handle stress. But acceptance of those difficult situations allows for you to grow more and thrive. The lotus flower is such a popular flower in Budhism, Hinduism, Greek and ancient Egyptian culture because of what it represents. The beautiful flower starts off in muddy, murky, dirty waters. It grows where it is, and it arises from the waters as a beautiful flower. If that ain't some deep shit right there I don't know what is. Your maturity is never actually measured by your age. But rather by how many stories you have. They don't necessarily have to be exciting stories of pilgrimage and travels. They can be experiences. And most experiences that people find cause them to grow are tough experiences that shape you into who you are yet to be. I know plenty of older people who are not mature. They may pretend that they are. But they have not really truly processed what any of this life actually is. They have many life experiences that have challenged them. But sometimes people don't want to grow from those experiences. Which I find to be a real shame. I suppose each and every person on this planet has a different purpose in their own life. Be sure to find yours.
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AuthorI am a 25 year old nurse, who is trying to find herself. This blog will contain epiphanies I have, my yoga progress and other such things. Enjoy. :) Archives
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