Childhood MaturityChildhood Maturity

Charisse Suba Period 01

They lived life happily, carefree, and unknowing to the world around them. They had no care in the world, except for themselves.

When they are faced with a problem, they don’t understand the seriousness of it. When they are faced with a problem, they don’t understand the seriousness of it. They continue living life for themselves, as children.They continue living life for themselves, as children.

When they do realize the problems, it is too late. Suddenly, reality sets in; life being When they do realize the problems, it is too late. Suddenly, reality sets in; life being carefree and unknown to the world is left as an open door to the world unknown. carefree and unknown to the world is left as an open door to the world unknown. They are still immature to take it in as reality, and reacts to it like a child.They are still immature to take it in as reality, and reacts to it like a child.

They were not able to take the problem in, as a new level in their life; they were too young to take in the struggle in a mature way. They felt a mixture of feelings: sadness, frustration, paranoia of everything surrounding them. Their life, as they knew it, was slipping away into nothing but a long ago memory.

They live as if forgotten, left alone, unwanted. Mixed feelings, like paranoia, begin to They live as if forgotten, left alone, unwanted. Mixed feelings, like paranoia, begin to cause them fear of making their first step into a new life. They are forced to live to be cause them fear of making their first step into a new life. They are forced to live to be open-minded to the world surrounding them.open-minded to the world surrounding them.

They feel apathetic. Their life had ended in a sudden dark place of uncertainty of They feel apathetic. Their life had ended in a sudden dark place of uncertainty of being able to live a different life.being able to live a different life.

Even though life took a toll down a deep slope, they still had those to take care of. Even though life took a toll down a deep slope, they still had those to take care of. They were needed to take a new step of a different life to live, not just for themselves, They were needed to take a new step of a different life to live, not just for themselves, but, for their loved ones around them. The world starts to open up, slowly.but, for their loved ones around them. The world starts to open up, slowly.

Although it was a different life style, they start getting a feel of real life. The pain of living differently in a short amount of time seems appropriate to ensure the cost of a better life after it.

They start realizing how their actions influenced and inspired those surrounding They start realizing how their actions influenced and inspired those surrounding them. The positive feedback they may hear or are rewarded for, from trying to adapt them. The positive feedback they may hear or are rewarded for, from trying to adapt to a different life, seems to lessen the hardships they face. Life starts to become easier to a different life, seems to lessen the hardships they face. Life starts to become easier to live.to live.

Their life of living child-like seems to become less important, as a mature person. Their life of living child-like seems to become less important, as a mature person. They start to see the life of childhood as the past. They learn not to dwell in They start to see the life of childhood as the past. They learn not to dwell in something that was already lost.something that was already lost.

Finally, they had a purpose to live life. The obstacle of hardship, in a short moment, Finally, they had a purpose to live life. The obstacle of hardship, in a short moment, caused them to become prepared to the outer world of rejection, and independence.caused them to become prepared to the outer world of rejection, and independence.

After many practices and mistakes along the way, the light starts to shine in a dark path. They start to understand reasons of their knew lives and admit it as their own. The world around them starts to set in, as an adult.

…… The EndThe End

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