I think the social concept of maturity comes from social hierarchy and advance, more than any story we tell ourselves about personal growth. Grandma wanted some

I think the social concept of maturity comes from social hierarchy and advance, more than any story we tell ourselves about personal growth. Grandma wanted some cake at the end just as I do now, and always have ;) It’s a way to organize society with a common-sense-sounding multilevel marketing presentation of how you can become grandpa and have a sizable downline! Yet. You’re still gonna be you, and that’s the scam. You can always tell which kid wants to sit around and read, and which kid wants to be a politician, and which kid is going to be a heavy metal drummer. Sometimes a kid will never fit a mold, but they almost never flip personalities. If someone is surprised that Johnny ditches work in his 40’s, I find that the exterior world made the wrong conclusions about why he ditched class in his 8’s and teens. I think it’s just hard for us to accept that a lot of who we are is baked into our personalities from birth.