Oh, hey numb nuts. really? i wasn't aware that you were perfect.
my very first blog entry is about all the circle-jerkers who feel it is their duty to make me (or other people) aware that the way we conduct ourselves is wrong. I am a blunt person to say the least. i am politically incorrect, inappropriate and, by most peoples standards, immature. however, the final statement holds the problem. Most people adhere to some ridiculous standard of maturity. to simplify things, the search for maturity is a vapid attempt to distance oneself from childhood, not for any logical reason, but to simply be mature. to this end, everyone i know who is considered or considers themselves mature is a fat office drone (metaphorically speaking) completely devoid of opinions, color and life. they all speak the same, they all have the same opinions, they are so boring that i would rather gouge my eyes out with a spoon than be around them. the funny part about maturity is that most people believe that being mature also means you have "come into your own", in essence become your own person, no longer worried about what others think or say and have outstretch the cliques of childhood to be a unique person. however if a mature person were to tell themselves the truth they would say "wait a minute, i am still a child, i have completely conformed to the standards of someone else, i have left behind childish things, not for rational reasons, but just for the sake of being mature". the worst part about these people is the fact that they truly believe that they have maturity all figured out and feel it is their right and responsibility to inform those of us who think differently that we are doing it wrong. i have heard countless times "you know nathan, people don't respond well to you", "nathan you can't say that", "real mature nathan". for the most part i hear these comments after i A) did something fun B)presented my opinion or C) simply acted like myself. Thanks jerkasses not only have you made a much more insulting statement than i have ever made in my entire life (i.e. you are doing it wrong, with "it" being life) but you have also made the bold implication that you are perfect, that you are better than me.
well thats enough ranting, here is my view on maturity. Maturity, at least in the realm of how one presents themselves (as opposed to decision making), is about being yourself and letting others be themselves. yes, i have found people annoying, yes i wish people were more like me, however i am a mature adult and do not tell people that they are "doing it wrong". i like, or dislike, people for who they are. not their word choice, nor their activities or how they present their opinions. i judge a persons maturity based on how much they are themselves (odd sentence). just be yourself, and more importantly, if you have an opinion about how i conduct myself, keep it to yourself, i couldn't care less you arrogant, narcissistic zombie fart.
How do ya like me now?
