LESSONS FOR GROWTH Marks of Maturity ? Mature is he/she who is patient, who is willing to give up immediate pleasure in favour of the long term gain. ? Mature is he/she who has the ability to settle differences without resentment or anger. ? Mature is he/she who perseveres despite set backs. ? Mature is he/she who knows life is too short to be wasted in prejudice, intolerance, hatred and revenge. ? Mature is he/she who has capacity to face disappointments and adversity without becoming bitter. ? Mature is he/she who has the humility to say, “I was wrong” and the self-control not to say, “I told you so” when he/she is proved right. ? Mature is he/she who does not complain that the rose bush has thorns but rejoices that it bears roses. ? Mature is he/she whose deeds conform to his/her thoughts and words. ? Mature is he/she who lives in present without being shackled by the dead past or the unborn future. ? Mature is he/she who strives to change things which he/she can and who lives in peace with things he/she cannot. ? Mature is he/she who gently and constantly questions himself/herself, “Am I mature?”