Growing Up
Do you remember the pride that you experienced as a child in having some adult tell you that you were really growing up and becoming a big boy or girl?
Most of us have come to recognize that growing up involves developing mentally and emotionally as well as physically. Unfortunately, some have not learned this and we sometimes see little people living in grown bodies!
Actually, you are growing up when you:
Can recognize your own faults and work toward their solution.
Can say, “I’m sorry” to those whom you may have offended or injured.
Can put others first and watch them excel you without feelings of resentment or bitterness.
Can accept constructive criticism.
Can accept responsibility for your failure without trying to shift the blame to others.
Derive greater pleasure from what you give than from what you receive from others.
Become concerned about how others are affected by what is being said and done by you.
Can suffer injustice without becoming embittered and wrong without retaliation.
Can control your temper and divert your anger into useful rather than into destructive channels.
Learn that the cultivation of virtues of lasting value in life is of greater importance than participation in things that bring momentary pleasure.
Can drink from the cup of human praise without becoming intoxicated by foolish pride.
Have learned that to fear God and keep His commandments is your highest calling and the only truly profitable course for you in life.
Without learning these lessons, one may acquire size and age in life but he will never have in the true sense learned the secrets of growing up.
