SEC17/W3|Experiences come with age or circumstances!

Let me first get maturity out of the way.

One thing I can tell you is that maturity has nothing to do with age.

For many of us, maturity is one of those things that is difficult to divine. Yes, we can grab a dictionary or search Aunty Google, but what we will get is a definition or an explanation. Defining maturity goes far deeper than that.

I tell you what, let me put you to the test. Let’s see how mature you are right here on Steemit.

• As a mature Steemian, you will take responsibility and not depend on others. Y/N
• As a mature Steemian, you take ownership instead of blaming others. Y/N
• As a mature Steemian, you can motivate yourself to do better all the time and not depend on others to motivate you. Y/N
• As a mature Steemian, you will face challenges gracefully and not run away from them. Y/N
• As a mature Steemian, you will be one of them who says, “I have tried.” Y/N
• As a mature Steemian, you make plans long ahead. Y/N
• As a mature Steemian, you work constantly towards the goals you have set for yourself without taking shortcuts. Y/N
• As a mature Steemian, you understand that you have to work hard to get somewhere in Steemit. Your work ethic is your best measurement. Y/N
• As a mature Steemian, you have a good sense of duty and do not focus on yourself but on others on the platform. You will vote and comment. Y/N
• As a mature Steemian, you know what it is to commit and will stick with your decision over a long period of time. Y/N
• As a mature Steemian, you are willing to sacrifice that time to write a decent post. Y/N

This, my dear Steemian friends, is how I define maturity, not only on Steemit but also in real life.

Does experience come with age or circumstances?

Before I can blink an eye, my answer is going to be… BOTH!

The expert, Erik Erikson, the psychologist, will tell you that when we go through life, there are eight different stages that we experience.

Infancy: Birth to 18 months
Toddlerhood: 18 months to 3 years
Preschool years: 3 to 5 years
Early school years: Between 5 and 12 years
Adolescence: 12 to 18 years
Young adulthood: 18 to 40 years
Middle adulthood: 50 to 65 years
Late adulthood: You are older than 65

I believe that through all these stages, you learn something about life. From talking, to sitting, to crawling, to walking, to growing in confidence, to learning to read and write, to the changes in your body, to being accepted by your friends, to the challenges of life, to the worries about your children.

You never stop learning! Not until the day that you put your head down for the last time.

I’ve discussed age, but what about circumstances?

The Oxford Dictionary tells us that the synonyms for the word circumstances are “situation, conditions, set of conditions, state of affairs, things, position, events, turn of events, incidents, occurrences, happenings, and episodes.”

Experience comes from each and every circumstance in our lives. Yes, some are good, and others might not be so good.

I want to take you back to Steemit and ask you another question.

Does your experience come with the number of years that you are on Steemit, or does it come because of the circumstances you experience?

Oh yes, I can hear you say… BOTH!

Guess what? I agree with you one hundred percent! Age and circumstances go hand in hand. You need them both to enable you to build the best experience that you could ask for.

What is required of you is to master the lessons that you learn from each circumstance, not only on Steemit but also in real life.

It looks like my age is on the table today, as the next question might just give my age away.

Do I believe older people can also learn many things from youth?

Not many things. What age and circumstances taught the older person, the young cannot learn in less years. In the same breath, the elderly can for sure learn from the young.

Just yesterday, my stepson told me that I must learn to relax. I am way too serious. Now if I look at him, who comes from school, throws his suitcase in his room, jumps on his bed, takes out his phone, and then asks what there is for him to eat, then I have a lot to learn from him. One thing is sure: the youth these days know how to relax. Those, young adults.

Technology, or, should I rather say, “letting go,” is not easy when you get older. You get so used to doing something your way that you are not even prepared to try another way. Let’s take the usage of my mobile phone. I don’t think I use 20% of what it is capable of doing. If I want to change anything, look for something, or download an application, I call my stepson to help. I am always amazed at how quickly he gets it right.

The youth are far ahead of the elderly when it comes to technology and we can learn from them.

I would like to close my post with the youth and Steemit. It is the youth who are more into crypto trading. It is the youth that are more familiar with marketing Steemit on social media, and it is the youth who can make those awesome marketing videos that take six hours to edit.

I've come to the conclusion that in Steemit, we all swim together, from the plankton to the whales, no matter our age, nor our experience. We need each other!

I invite: @irawandedy @ngoenyi @dove11 to enter

Thank you to @casv @fadlymatch who invited me.

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