The Issue Of Maturity

Maturation is something all humans go through in some form or another as they grow. However, there is something very different between physical maturity and emotional maturity. While psychical maturity is something the vast majority of individuals undergo, the emotional part does not seem to reach nearly as many. 
Now, I am just speaking from personal experience. From the world I have gotten to know over the past nineteen years, I have discovered that many people I am growing with are not as mature as others. This can be especially hard when forming relationships. Not having the emotional maturity to deal with certain situations like stress, new people, and jealousy can seriously hold someone back from forming a healthy relationship with themselves and others. 
When I was in 6th grade, I made an insecure friend. Since I had not matured yet, I became insecure with her. However, after she hurt me enough times, I discovered myself and gained a great deal of emotional maturity. This growth has continued to grow strong throughout the rest of my life up to this point. I believe I am a mature individual.
Something that has always annoyed me, however, is how many friends I make that end up lacking a sense of maturity. People at the ages of nineteen can still be irrationally jealous, self-centered, and unable to deal with extreme feelings. When others are maturing faster and a different rates, or the majority of people are at a higher maturity level than the few who are not, it can cause an awkward rift. 
That is why I have personally been frustrated with people I have come across who display such a lack of maturity. This does not mean I do not accept and love these people; it just means that I find that keeping these kind of people close to me is unhealthy for all individuals involved.

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