I have a huge feeling this is going to be a shorter piece than the others. Okay so lets see, you look at the title of this and I'm sure you are thinking Maturity vs. Immaturity. You are absolutely correct. In one way or another everyone fits one of these titles or what's in between. I say "or what's in between" because some people are both immature and mature at different times in their life. A lot of people believe Maturity comes with age. I disagree with this completely. You can be mature at both 30 years of age and 13 years of age. Just as much as you can be immature at these ages. I use the ages 13 and 30 because it reminded me of the movie "13 going on 30". This theory to me is definitely something I am almost 100 percent positive people think about all the time.
I know a lot of older people who act like children and just as many younger people who act mature. I have also seen plenty of people act mature and immature. If you take me for example I can be silly and immature around my family and friends but when it comes to school and job interviews I act as mature as I can to show people that I am serious. I am only 19 so call me young, call me old; it really doesn't matter.
In a way I feel that being immature is more important because most likely if you cant laugh at yourself, you aren't capable of laughing with others. Being immature can really show people the fun side of who you are. Even if people seem to think you are crazy immature and not serious enough I am sure there is someone who will love you for that anyways.
EVERYONE IS UNIQUE
Now to get to the other part of this. Sometimes Maturity is important. It is really important to be mature in school and at work. Even to be mature around family members are important at times. I'm sure you all know that there are consequences for so called "silly behavior" at school, home, and with jobs as well. I know when it comes to my family, if I say something that's silly sometimes I will get yelled at almost like a reminder to change my attitude. I know if I act silly in class I wont get credit for the day or I will get kicked out. Lucky to say this has never happened with me. I always act mature in interviews to show the manager(s) I am serious about the company.
Like I said before everyone is unique. If I polled 1000 people about whether or not they act mature, immature or both, I'm sure 80% would say both. Just so you know I never polled anyone, so I'm not sure how everyone thinks on this.
To be completely honest, this piece I'm writing here, its not an easy topic to write about. So please go easy on the comments.
