Thoughtful considerations

[Willie T]

Growing up is for kids:
“Critics who treat 'adult' as a term of approval, instead of as a merely descriptive term, cannot be adult themselves. To be concerned about being grown up, to admire the grown up because it is grown up, to blush at the suspicion of being childish; these things are the marks of childhood and adolescence. And in childhood and adolescence they are, in moderation, healthy symptoms. Young things ought to want to grow. But to carry on into middle life or even into early manhood this concern about being adult is a mark of really arrested development. When I was ten, I read fairy tales in secret and would have been ashamed if I had been found doing so. Now that I am fifty I read them openly. When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up.”
-C.S. Lewis

"Of all children, how can the children of God be old?"
-George MacDonald

 

[evenifigoalone]

True. Though to me, "grown up" has come to mean a greater sense and handling of responsibility. Something I'm still learning...man, I wish I'd listened to my parents more about this stuff as a kid. (At 21, it's hard to think of myself as an adult, actually...even if I'm considered and treated as one by most of society.)

All the stuff about "appearing too childish" is just superficial, though, and has very little to do with living in the real world. Though made or written for children often or usually has dumbed down and overly simplified concepts, but that's not always a bad thing.

 

[stovebolts]

Its amazing how much of an influence G.K. Chesterson had on Mr. Lewis.

 

[jasonc]

I watch anime and other cartoons. what is wrong with that?
I finished sonic the hedgehog, skeleton warriors and now watch gargoyles.

 

[Davies]

Hello,

I've seen childish behavior in myself and in people much older than I, and most of the time it's very inappropriate and sinful. I think we know what it's like to have child like faith, but even then there comes a time when we have to grow beyond just the milk, and handle the meat.

I do like zaney comedies.

- Davies

 

[jasonc]

Hello,

I've seen childish behavior in myself and in people much older than I, and most of the time it's very inappropriate and sinful. I think we know what it's like to have child like faith, but even then there comes a time when we have to grow beyond just the milk, and handle the meat.

I do like zaney comedies.

- Davies

one can be mature but not over serious.

 

[Willie T]

one can be mature but not over serious.

And one can be overly serious, yet, not mature.

 

[Davies]

Good evening,

I hope to be more mature in a short time soon. I having a sneaking suspicion that mature Christians are born out of adversity, and I don't mean the type where you have your car keyed. I believe when are life is threatened, or by some supernatural means, we can understand the concept of self-dieing, then we grow in our faith. When we become less in our own eyes, I'd say we are maturing.

- Davies

 

[jasonc]

Good evening,

I hope to be more mature in a short time soon. I having a sneaking suspicion that mature Christians are born out of adversity, and I don't mean the type where you have your car keyed. I believe when are life is threatened, or by some supernatural means, we can understand the concept of self-dieing, then we grow in our faith. When we become less in our own eyes, I'd say we are maturing.

- Davies

that is a never ending process. we aren't matured until god calls home in his eyes.