I would agree would Kipling in that a sign of maturity
comes with trials and tests. I would agree that it takes a mature person to keep your
head when those all around "you are losing theirs and blaming it on you." Maturity
allows you to "trust yourself when all men doubt
you."
Truly, patience is a sign of maturity. It takes a
mature person to wait patiently. It takes a mature person to avoid hating when others
hate you. Maturity comes with testing.
Dreaming and working
hard to make your dream come true is a sign of maturity. Treating triumph and disaster
as the same imposters is a sign of wisdom:
If you can dream - and not make dreams your
master;
If you can think - and not make thoughts your aim;
If you
can meet with triumph and disaster
And treat those two imposters just the
same;
If you can do the
right thing in the face of trouble, you will show yourself mature. Winning isn't
everything and losing it all only to begin again takes great effort and maturity:
If you can
make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of
pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And
never breath a word about your
loss;
Kipling knew something
about what it takes to become a mature person. He knew that trials and tribulations were
necessary in order to become a mature man or
woman.
Humility is a virtue that proves maturity. Relating
to the common man while walking with kings is a mature action. Also, guarding your heart
so no one can hurt you is a sign of maturity.
If you can talk with crowds and keep your
virtue,
Or walk with kings - nor lose the common touch;
If neither
foes nor loving friends can hurt
you;
Through Kipling's
instructions, you can prove yourself a man or a woman. If you can keep your head and
show yourself patient, you can prove yourself a man or woman. If you can follow
instructions and prove you have self control, you can inherit the
earth:
Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in
it,
And—which is more—you’ll be a Man, my
son!
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