It's when people begin using their religion as just a way of getting power over other people that scares me. I'm afraid that's what's going on in a lot of cases right now. When people deliberately tell lies, Creationism for instance, and pretend, "Oh, it's not really religion. " I mean they know they're lying, and yet they're the religious people. There's something wrong there.
Ann Landers
Maturity is the ability to control anger and settle differences without violence or destruction. The mature person can face unpleasantness, frustration, discomfort and defeat without collapsing or complaining. He
she knows he cannot have everything his
her own way every time. He
she is able to defer to circumstances, to other people-and to time. He
she knows when to compromise and is not too proud to do so.
