'Age old' theory.

"Maturity comes with age" or "One must behave according to one's age" and "I am too old for..." are just a few of the common 'age old' (pun intended) phrases that we get to hear. But does maturity really come with age? Or, more importantly does age define a person in any way? I don't think so. And here's why.


I have completed 4 years of job life.. and though my family and close friends claim that I am still a child at heart, I feel that I don't behave like a college-girl any more.. In other words, I have definitely become more mature. Now, I have quite a few colleagues in office who share the same year of birth as me, but have started working late. The reason is, they have tried different fields of studies and hence have had an extended college life. A few of my friends have left job after a year or two to pursue MBA and are thus again back in that college mould. They behave like college kids... Well I can't point out specific things that a typical-college-goer does and a 4-years-experienced-professional doesn't do. It's the general body language.. If I behave like them it would look exceedingly odd. But it looks perfectly natural on them. Why?

Because, while society expects them to behave like college students, I am expected to behave differently. And age has got nothing to do with it. I don't find it logical when people associate too much importance with the pen and paper age.. I mean, come on, you don't get up on your 26th birthday and suddenly feel that 'Yeah, I understand relationships much better, and why not! I am 26!'. That doesn't happen... It's the environment a person is in, the company a person keeps that matters. It's how old you think yourself to be that matters...

Infact, why do you need to think about age at all? Live your life, do what you want to and enjoy the birthday gifts every year... And don't be shocked when one fine morning you notice that there's more grey than black on your head. :)) That's how life is. :)