Maturity - Return to Index Maturity is the ability to control anger and settle differences without violence. Maturity is patience. It is the willingness to pass up immediate pleasure in favor of a long-term gain. Maturity is perseverance, the ability to sweat out a project or a situation in spied of heavy opposition and discouraging setbacks. Maturity is the capacity to face unpleasantness and frustration, discomfort, and defeat, without complaint or collapse.
Maturity is the ability to make a decision and stand by it.
The immature spend their lives exploring endless possibilities and then do nothing. Maturity means dependability, keeping one's word and coming through in a crisis. The immature are masters of the alibi. They are confused and conflicted. Their lives are a maze of broken promises, former friends, unfinished business and good intentions that somehow never materialize.