The true meaning of Maturity

“I think part of maturity is to know who you are.” [Rob Lowe]

According to the dictionary, mature means full-grown; fully developed physically, mentally or emotionally; having reached the advanced stage in a process, person or thing; become fully grown or developed, etc. It has both physical and emotional aspects. For the sake of this column, we will deal with the emotional aspect of maturity.

As a child grows, he emotionally gropes and copes with the confusing realities and illusions of an e...