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Most people confuse maturity with being serious and ignoring laughter especially when something funny happens. Does maturity imply that you are not supposed to have fun, let your hair down, unwind, be your best creative and innovative self without any inhibitions, liberate yourself from constant worries and never-ending deadlines even if that means stepping out of your comfort zone to explore a new dimension of life?  If you laugh easily at wacky things, you're childish. If you are not feeling morose and mournful at a funeral, you're immature.  Immature? No, boy, you must be a retard for not crying or looking damn serious at a funeral (pun intended) You're not supposed to laugh or smile, so what you're too naive to know that the cruel norms of the world crush you totally.  After a common observation over the years, a few facts have become quite clear. Immaturity and maturity knows no age. I can prove that. To believe it or not depends on you. But that does not c...

Life is a bunch of mixed experiences. Experience is the best teacher we could ever ask for. It gives valuable lessons nobody in the world could teach you. Some people are often immune to understanding sensitive and intense situations till something serious happens to them.  One fine day, I bumped into my schoolmate on my way to home from work. We got nostalgic recalling the golden memories we had left behind. We talked about life in general. Then she shared an interesting anecdote with me which compelled me to broach up this topic and know your opinions or experiences similar to her. Here it goes. On the condition of anonymity, lets assume my friend's name as Kia. One of Kia's neighbourhood friends argued that hardships of life are not to blame for causing emotional disturbance, aggression and depression in a person. You are the only person responsible for any damages caused to your state-of-mind, behavior and personality. Kia had a diffferent perspective on this. ...

The hot days of summer got chilled mocktail for supper the beaming golden sun rays i love glistening sunny days the only thing that bothers is the humidity that smothers then it rains cats and dogs, dampens my face with raindrops doesn't last for long what a grief but rains do provide great relief, the surprising glow on the skin of sweat, vigor, mischievous grin, the rainbows shine bright what a beautiful sight though I'm a winter season fan, avoid heatstroke, sunburn and sun tan, prevention is better than cure, summers are not much of an allure, the winters are much awaited, for sure...