Adult

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 Adult - a person who is fully grown and developed

I've felt like I was coming of age for so long now that I'm starting to wonder if that will ever happen. I think being an adult means that you are perpetually coming of age. At every age, when I look back at my previous age I can see how much of a kid I was. The 'grown-ups' around me can sometimes be so childish with their beliefs and fears. Now I truly wonder what it means to be an adult?

Is it simply to be above the age of 18-21? Is it that we now need to bear the responsibility and consequences of every decision we make? Is it to be reliable and dependable and take care of those around us? I guess all of those things constitute being a good adult. Many people around me(my family included) are good at these things. 

For me, in order to grow up I feel like I need to figure out the world for myself and trust that I can make good decisions based on that. So much of the hard decisions we need to make depends on our resolve to do it. Resolution needs faith and if you don't have your own mind, it can easily be shaken. 

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