Word of the Week #183:

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What is maturity?

How do you define it? Can you define it?

It is easier in other species.

Flowers bloom. Fruits ripen. Insects metamorphose.

In humans, it is not as obvious. We cannot assume a man has truly matured just because he now has facial hair. Why? Because we simply haven’t been bred that way. After all, we can’t make sure immature men never get a chance to mate. Humans would go extinct, right?

Why is it that in humans, losing your true nature is considered maturity. 

Fragrance, flavour, colour, and beauty—the hallmarks of maturity in the rest of the biosphere—are somehow seen as immaturity.

Dull and dour do not equal mature. 

True maturity lies in being you—as much of you and as good a you as you can be.

Remember who you are.

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