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I think adulthood is defined more by events than by numbers. I know people who had to become adults at very young ages and others who are over 40 and I still wouldn't call them adults.
I think we live in a culture that celebrates youth more than maturity. We don't want to grow old, because that means winding up in a "home" waiting for an all-too-rare visit from...anyone! The wisdom of age is being replaced by the charism of youth.
In some ways this is perhaps good; people can indulge in a "young" feeling long past their youth and not feel foolish.
But even the most elderly should have the freedom to feel that way anyway, I think!
I think adulthood is defined more by events than by numbers. I know people who had to become adults at very young ages and others who are over 40 and I still wouldn't call them adults.
ReplyDeleteI'm 26, and I still feel like I'm 18...
ReplyDeleteI think we live in a culture that celebrates youth more than maturity. We don't want to grow old, because that means winding up in a "home" waiting for an all-too-rare visit from...anyone! The wisdom of age is being replaced by the charism of youth.
In some ways this is perhaps good; people can indulge in a "young" feeling long past their youth and not feel foolish.
But even the most elderly should have the freedom to feel that way anyway, I think!