If only there is a clear distinct line between what's right and what's wrong. It's becoming harder to differentiate from right and wrong. Conflicts, and even debates, would be avoided if that is so.

When we were much younger, our parents or the adults would tell us right from wrong, teaching us values. Life was so much simpler. As we grow older, things get more complicated. There is no longer any clear cut solutions for problems. Do adults always have the right answers? Do they have the maturity and wisdom to deal with problems? That's hard to say. There are those who are behave like a little kid, there are also those who think that they have the maturity level of their own age. But do they really?? Somtimes their actions prove otherwise. How do you define maturity? I decided to google it and here's what I found:

What is maturity ? Maturity is the ability to control anger and settle differences without violence or destruction. Maturity is patience. It is the willingness to pass up immediate pleasure in favor of the long-term gain. Maturity is perseverance, the ability to sweat out a project or a situation in spite of heavy opposition and discouraging set-backs. Maturity is the capacity to face unpleasantness and frustration, discomfort and defeat, without complaint or collapse. Maturity is humility. It is being big enough to say, "I was wrong." And, when right, the mature person need not experience the satisfaction of saying, "I told you so."

Maturity is the ability to make a decision and stand by it. The immature spend their lives exploring endless possibilities; then they do nothing.

Maturity means dependability, keeping one's word, coming through in a crisis. The immature are masters of the alibi. They are the confused and the disorganized. Their lives are a maze of broken promises, former friends, unfinished business, and good intentions that somehow never materialize.

Maturity is the art of living in peace with that which we cannot change, the courage to change that which should be changed -- and the wisdom to know the difference.

So are you matured? Then again, you may not agree with the definition above. But I do believe that there's truth in it.

If we do not inherit the right values from our parents/society in general, does that mean we will teach the wrong values to our children? I hope by the time I reach adulthood, I will be able to achieve a level of maturity that fits my age. I would like to teach the right values to my children, like what my parents have been doing for the past 19 years.