Difficult to be young

I read

Comment espérer devenir adulte à une époque où tout contribue à vous maintenir dans une adolescence prolongée. Nicolas Langelier, Décember 2010

I translate: 

How can we hope to become an adult in an era where everything contributes in keeping you in a prolonged teenager state.

... therefore, I think!

So who is young and who is not anymore?

The time of life we call Youth ...

The American Heritage Dictionary defines youth as:

The time of life between childhood and maturity.

So are we all in agreement with the childhood period ... we can easily define it.

But maturity ... wow, that's a different story all together.

Statistically you are "young" as in youth between the age of 18 and 34.

And when do we become mature??

I am guessing that one day a switch just turn to on and we have innate knowledge!

You go to bed one night all innocent and wake up the next morning ... an adult? A mature person? What has happened? You finished school? got your fist paycheck? bought a house? got married? What is THE thing that suddenly gives you the right to become an adult?

With your new title, you feel important for maybe 48 hours ... that's until you realize that it is not as rosy as you had expected. 

• A house = a mortgage
• A diploma = finding a job
• A job = waking up in the morning 
• A spouse = making concessions
• Children = yes, they do wake up in the middle of the night ... about the same time you were used to go to bed
• Paycheck = income tax

I can go on and on and on ... 

Reality is that some will mature faster than others, and some will never ... but who really cares? 

Reference: Revue RND