I’m looking into the word Maturity…
Being mature – Coming to maturity – what does that
mean?
A simple definition of the word maturity can be seen
in the plant kingdom. When a fruit of the earth matures, it is ripe, it has
reached its full potential.
Another interesting perspective of the word Maturity
can be seen by looking at its opposite: immaturity.
What does it mean to be immature?
When I look around, whether at the news, or at
relationships, or at neighbors fighting, or at comments on social media – many
times the impression of immaturity is prominent. What do I mean by that? Well
that is where people behave and interact toward each other in a spiteful way,
kind of like spoilt children do with each other; where it becomes impossible to
see the whole picture, as immaturity only sees that which it has matured to see
– not yet the whole picture. Immaturity cannot embrace all things, for the same
reason.
A further perspective when looking into the word
maturity can be drawn from the components of the word itself: where we have
“mat-” like in mater/mother and matter – and “U” and “R”:
Mater/Mother You Are – Matter You Are
…which brings up the aspect of the ‘divine feminine’… that
part of ourselves that has been suppressed and held in check through a system
of rape and exploitation serving self-interest/ego manifest as power games and
a world controlled by its own consciousness.
It’s quite interesting that this word – Maturity – has
a lot to do with the feminine qualities… for example with the principle of
care, of embracing and nurturing, all existing within the living word Maturity.
The words nurture, substance/substantial, matter are alive within Maturity.
Maturity then would be the state where one is able to
embrace all things and nurture the life within them; where thus one realizes
responsibility for the matter at hand – what we create. Our creation – the materialization
of the multi dimensions of our existence into this one physical reality we all
share.
To see all multi dimensions – the whole picture –
maturity is required.
So within maturity there can be no judgment – only
understanding.
Maturity would thus then also entail a deeper
understanding and a responsibility and custodianship for all matter at hand –
taking responsibility for everything that is here, embracing everything that reveals
itself, seeing it for what it is, and nurturing that within it which is good,
that which is life – so that awareness as life may emerge and manifest and
substantiate itself in paths and forms that are best-for-all, best for LIFE.
To take it one step further – Maturity is also where
the ability of (self-) correction exists, thus also the responsibility for
correction and guidance where-ever something is not aligned to its utmost
potential as life, as a constructive living application.
Maturity also entails a settled state, a calm, a
centeredness within self; like still waters, gently moving yet calm and deep. Maturity
slows everything down, it is patient, it does not rush.
Maturity entails a dimension of integrity as well.
These are quite interesting points opening up, and I’ll
continue looking into Maturity as a living word in the next post.
Thanks for reading.
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