Growing Up Part Two

The very first entry on this blog site was a question to myself. I wanted to figure out when one could call themselves "grown up". I believe I may have found my answer. Innocence comes with many things one of which is self-absorbtion. I remember when I was a child and contemplating life and the world around me, I would wonder if life stopped when I was asleep. It's like the whole "if a tree falls in the forest" business. If you are a parent then you see it everyday. Children are the epitamy of egocentric. It seems when you reach a certain stage of maturity you start to see yourself as a part of a whole, not the centre of it. We find ourselves being far more selfless and doing what's right for all, not just for ourselves. We take responsibility for our actions and stop blaming mistakes on our youth. We worry about the far reaching consiquences and not just how today is effected. I suppose I've been grown up for about eleven months. Better late then never........