Are You Mature?

"Maturity," says the Merriam-Webster dictionary, "is the condition, or state, of being fully developed." However, the word is often used so loosely that it flaps like a kid's shirttail in the breeze. Michael Drury says, "If you are mature, you are presumed to be happy, secure, married, well-liked and something called “adjusted.” If you aren't mature, you are incorrigible, defective or warped—and heaven help you." A newspaper columnist defined maturity as follows: