Does maturity comes with age? Are we really wiser when older?

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Jules

I guess it depends on the individual. I'm 40 and looking back on my teens, twenties and thirties, I can say I've changed. I'm just a little bit more mellow, not too prone to "flying off the handle at the slightest provocation", more confident about who I am, how I look. I don't need another's opinion to make me feel good about myself. I can laugh at myself.

I still dance like there's no tomorrow (crazy about hip-hop and R&B) and will continue to do so for as long as my knees, back and hips don't give out on me!

I certainly don't believe you need to switch to more docile hobbies as you age. As long as you enjoy doing what you've always done, then go for it!

All that said, I do believe that you need to dress appropriately ... don't be one of those "mutton dressed as lamb" cases. :D

50 here I come ... wooohoooo!

Ian G

"Growing old is mandatory, but growing up is optional"
- Anonymous

I'm in my late 20's but I love video games and flying toy airplanes. I don't see anything wrong with it. I feel young. I'm enjoying life. And nobody ever says I'm immature. There's a difference between being immature and child-like. There are many things I have to give up as I age, but one thing I would never want to lose is the wonder and appreciation of life that can only be experience through the child in each of us. :)

Say what?

10 year old girl can be very matured for her age and 70 year old lady can be a baby.

it is cool to have parents who got themselves involved in the childs interests. For your case, soon your gaming activities can be enjoyed together with your child. It would be a great bonding journey as he would be eager to talk to you about his gameplay. Whatever u wish to do next, be it gardening or baking, get your child involved. Bake your first cookie together, help him plant his first tree etc. Dont let your age turns you into someone you are not. Stay young at heart...

LittleBoy

Hello

It doesn't matter if you still play games. Many people did the same thing. You'll get mature sooner or later. Just enjoy what life is giving you and not too concern with growing up. You'll get matured when the time is ripe.

Hope that helps

winterlotus

Maturity does not come with age.
Experience and hardship along with knowledge will make a person more mature........unless of course, if the person chooses (or is destined) to be childish.
With the above 3 traits, one can be wiser even at a young age.
No, it is not immature to like or play video games, watch disney channel, read comics, draw cartoons, etc.
I should know and I am perhaps the oldest here .....lol.
I love cute things which young children love too...but I am not childish. I will not do gardening or baking...no, no, no.
I'd rather watch Disney Channel or Cartoon Network....hahaha.....and I love my Harrod's bear.

s_shiromani

Wisdom and maturity are complementary to each other, however, a matured person may not be wiser or vice versa. But both are improved by experience gain.

"Does maturity comes with age?" - not necessarrily. A young boy or girl, facing hardship in early ages due to cicumstances, may mature much faster than others of his/her age, but not necessarily wiser. Wisdom is more academic and comes mostly from exposure to knowledge whereas maturity is circumstancial.

"Are we really wiser when older?" - not necessarily again. We may have more experience, as we age, to handle situation better but not necessarily become wiser too. Wisdom will depend more on improving our knowledge base.

Twiggy

I'm 31 and i'm still pretty much hooked on my PS2. Looking after my 2 cats, clean and cook. ( I can't bake and i don't intend to). At this age, I know what I want, what i can get, what i can't and i anticipate what's going to happen next. I'm loving every single second of it- good or bad.

Being mature doesn't mean you have to be spend most of your time in the kitchen or doing gardening every morning and evening. I'm sure you're wiser in some ways. I think it's cool to like vidoe games and comics. Anyhow, we were once young.

After all, in every real person a child is hidden that wants to play. ;-)

no money

we r definetely wiser but we may still have the hobbies and interests we love. U shouldnt force urself to switch interst lk gardening and baking.

new_once

Like video games and comics does not mean you are immature.

I would say maturity comes with knowledge & experience.

Shah

Yes, I believe so. I don't think comics or video games has anything to do with maturity.

Jedi Sapiens

doesn't mean that when you are adult you can't do those thing, even senior Professional worker in the US still playing with video games

Shinou Atsumu

In reply to your first question, what is maturity? How and when does one gain it? I believe that maturity is all about experience, responsibility, reliability and sensibleness. Hence, maturity does not necessarily come with age. Oftentimes and by right it should be, but compare two different persons of different background; One is an orphaned who had to endure hardship early in life just to survive and one who is borned to a family full of love with probably no worries in the world. Who do you think will be more matured in life as they grow up? Statistics and research have shown that people who have more experience in life, has more responsibility and therefore will turn out to be more sensible and reliable as a person.

Your second question is true though. As maturity can only be gained through experience so, naturally, as one aged, he/she should learn from past mistakes so that the error would not be repeated again. That is wisdom. Afterall, wisdom is the accumulated knowledge of life or of a sphere of activity that has been gained through experience.

On a personal note, I am a fan of anime (some would say that that is even worse than video games). I am in my late 20s. So am I immature too? Some regards watching anime as childish but I see no connection between anime and maturity or wisdom. In fact, if anything, I learn alot from anime, seriously. If you know which anime to watch, there are those that touch on slices of life, and talks about family, friendship, sacrifice, determination, politics and you name it, they have it. Does everybody think that anime is only for kids? Then I guess that person should really try to understand it more.

By the way, I see anime as just another hobby. Continue to do what you think is right. Always listen to your heart (and mind). And of course, there should be a limitation in whatever we do. If our interests start to get in the way of our life, whether personal or professionally, then perhaps we should only indulge in our interests, moderately.

John Williams

no. I'm 25 and I'm still immature.

ViRg()

Not necessarily, it differs for each individual. Some mature faster than others at an early age while others not at all.
'Bout your "guilt" on your fascination with video games... you're not alone as I'm sure there're a majority out there who enjoy it just as much as you do.
Me? Age is just a number after all & yeah I'm the biggest kid at heart, lol=P

miss5miles

I'm still i am when i'm 15, 18, 20... I have new hobbies but just can't leave the previous one. Sometimes still very childish, sometimes can be a very wise and mature person.
Still playing video games, still go to 'ting-tong'. Still can't cook.

I'm wise enough to make decisions on my own, mature enough to live on my own.

Bo.$$

no
i'm old, stupid, and childish

Matilda

i'm 26, i still love Barbie,childish, and still think i just the same as when i'm 18.....but i'm improve, have new hobby and i still can't leave the old me....i don't know if we become wiser, but we improve.....

Michael F

Depends on your gender.
As women age, they tend to become wiser and more mature.
However, all men get mentally stuck at 18.
This then becomes a problem when their brain makes promises which their physiology can't fulfill.

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