Today, Janaury 14 is a holiday for Japan. It is a day intended to honor the time for the grown up teenagers who now reach the age of 20 and are now considered as mature individuals who can stand by themselves. They are expected to be graduates from their dependence from their parents, and parents' guidance.
In other countries like those in the west, they have the celebration of debut of a teenager who reaches the age of 18 (other countires do this at the age of 21). They used to have their debut birthday party. Legally, they are no longer underage as they are allowed to vote on their choices as part of their rights of suffrage, they can decide by themselves, go and look for a job and the like.
In the Phillipines, the voting age was drop to age 15 as they have their SK or Sanguniang Kabataan where they elect their youth leaders in their barangay council. But they are not yet that mature nor have graduated in their studies. They are considered at legal age and free from their parents' care and guidance if they wish to be as they reached the age of 21. But Filipinos are used to extend their dependence fro mtheir parents as you know.
But talking about day of maturity, Japan considered the age of 20 where these grown up men and women may now be allowed alcoholic drinks, go and find their job, live by themselves that they can even live and stay by their own. Of course, their parents remain as their parents. But if they wish to live separately from them, they are free.
What is maturity then? Are you mature when you can withstand the drunkenness from alcohol? Are you mature if you can survive to live by yourself? Are you mature if you can convince a friend to stay with you to be your own partner in life?
Man's growth is usually seen in his physical growth. He may be tall, big, heavy, muscled, hairy and so on. But this does not totally constitute man's maturity. Man's attitude, behaviour and personality are beyond his physical growth and measures. And these too are important to consider man's maturity.
The total growth and development of man points to his polarity, the external development and his internal nature as well. Basically, man's education mold his internal development as well. But this should not be under the schope of his intellectual development. His emotion, his will to commit and decide, and his heart to love beyond the libido of his body are important parts of his internal nature and development and maturity.
Hence, the day we call man as mature is seemingly his commnencement and blessing to start his own life and meet the destiny of having his own family and responsibility.
Blossom from buds to flowers and bear the fruits of this development in life!
In other countries like those in the west, they have the celebration of debut of a teenager who reaches the age of 18 (other countires do this at the age of 21). They used to have their debut birthday party. Legally, they are no longer underage as they are allowed to vote on their choices as part of their rights of suffrage, they can decide by themselves, go and look for a job and the like.
In the Phillipines, the voting age was drop to age 15 as they have their SK or Sanguniang Kabataan where they elect their youth leaders in their barangay council. But they are not yet that mature nor have graduated in their studies. They are considered at legal age and free from their parents' care and guidance if they wish to be as they reached the age of 21. But Filipinos are used to extend their dependence fro mtheir parents as you know.
But talking about day of maturity, Japan considered the age of 20 where these grown up men and women may now be allowed alcoholic drinks, go and find their job, live by themselves that they can even live and stay by their own. Of course, their parents remain as their parents. But if they wish to live separately from them, they are free.
What is maturity then? Are you mature when you can withstand the drunkenness from alcohol? Are you mature if you can survive to live by yourself? Are you mature if you can convince a friend to stay with you to be your own partner in life?
Man's growth is usually seen in his physical growth. He may be tall, big, heavy, muscled, hairy and so on. But this does not totally constitute man's maturity. Man's attitude, behaviour and personality are beyond his physical growth and measures. And these too are important to consider man's maturity.
The total growth and development of man points to his polarity, the external development and his internal nature as well. Basically, man's education mold his internal development as well. But this should not be under the schope of his intellectual development. His emotion, his will to commit and decide, and his heart to love beyond the libido of his body are important parts of his internal nature and development and maturity.
Hence, the day we call man as mature is seemingly his commnencement and blessing to start his own life and meet the destiny of having his own family and responsibility.
Blossom from buds to flowers and bear the fruits of this development in life!
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