Satsang Thought for the day

What Is Maturity ????????????

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 mastersof 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.