Welcome to the Twenties, Gita!
December 4th, 2011 § Leave a Comment
My birthday was two days ago but I’m still kind of under the hype of turning 20. Well, can’t blame me, since it’s not everyday I turn 20, okay.
Anyway. Common topic is: maturity. In many of my previous posts, I have said something about wanting to become more mature, and feeling under pressure because of what I thought I would be when I was this age is not who I am now…
Guess what? I don’t really care that much anymore.
Don’t take it the wrong way. Of course I still want to be mature, I still think it’s important. Absolutely, one day, I will have to be in the level of maturity society expects me to be. But now, I think I’ll just go along with life, without forcing myself to stop doing the things I like to do just because they seem childish.
One of my aunts once told me, “You shouldn’t rush into maturity. Enjoy the things you can now, and live your life to the fullest. It comes with time and experience, so be patient. You’ll get there.”
I agree with her. I can’t define maturity in my own words, but I definitely think that maturity does not mean to stop reading fantasy fictions or watching Japanese animated series. I think it means to see life with a different point of view–understanding being a big part of it. By understanding, I mean understanding ourselves, what our views are in life, accepting that others probably have different views. Understanding that life isn’t always about pretty colors in rainbows–sometimes it’s about the rain, the storms.
What I’m gonna do now is to just be myself and accept it and improve it in parts that I know I’m gonna do better with improvements. I know God and my family and my friends will help me be a better person.
And I’m gonna smile a lot and see life from a positive perspective, because it’s more fun that way! 
