Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Maturity is the moment one regains one's innocence.
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25 comments:

  1. UnknownAugust 11, 2010 at 8:06 AM

    This might well be right. I'm not sure. I haven't achieved maturity yet! :)

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  2. Angelia Sims August 11, 2010 at 8:38 AM

    I love that. That is perfect. So true....

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  3. Cat Wisdom 101August 11, 2010 at 8:41 AM

    I instantly thought of Picasso; the older he got the more pure and child-like his art evolved into.

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  4. FatibonyAugust 11, 2010 at 11:05 AM

    I am just wondering what age or stage that will be ..

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  5. Lita C. MalicdemAugust 11, 2010 at 12:16 PM

    But, Marty, a whole lot of convicted sinners dramatize their innocence on end, are they matured that way? Hahaha, just kidding!

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  6. NathanAugust 11, 2010 at 12:30 PM

    I like it!
    Not sure that i'm there yet, but I like it!

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  7. tom sullivanAugust 11, 2010 at 1:21 PM

    This aphorism reminds me of Wayne Liquorman's pointer to What IS, "Total Acceptance." However, the "innocence" would also be "total", 'though not everyone would necessarily realize it.

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  8. COUNT SNEAKYAugust 11, 2010 at 1:37 PM

    I think, for me, it was when my father carried me to the circus and there...there was my hero, "Lash" Larue, sitting on his horse right in front of us at the circus entrance. I could have reached out and touched his boot. But, alas, he was not wearing boots! He was wearing black basketball shoes with white tips and (horrors) white shoelaces. My innocence dissolved into a dust bunny and blew away and I have never been able to watch a "western" again. This is how iconoclasts are made. My best

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  9. UnknownAugust 11, 2010 at 1:37 PM

    I'm 28 and have a mental age of 12 or something so I got a long way to go to see if this is true Marty, lol, great as always my friend.

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  10. MelAugust 11, 2010 at 1:39 PM

    Hmmmm...I think it is easy to believe that innocence is lost forever after a certain point. Usually that point we’ve come to believe is “maturity”. I do not know if a return to innocence is every really tangible once you’ve had your eyes opened, but it sure is a nice concept to strive for.

    After all, most reminisce on childhood memories with innocence and wonder, wishing they could go back to that time...

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  11. SarahAugust 11, 2010 at 5:52 PM

    Since we are never really innocent, does it mean we are forever immature? We might have more fun that way.

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  12. workinghardAugust 11, 2010 at 9:18 PM

    Now that is a thought I will have to ponder. Never thought that it would return, innocence. Maybe it is just the circle closing.

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  13. FunkkeejooceAugust 12, 2010 at 7:21 AM

    Love this NP. Innocence, I believe can never be lost - it can be reclaimed when we reach a higher level of understanding, awareness and goodness. Hence, the maturity of the soul.

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  14. LizAugust 12, 2010 at 8:47 AM

    I don't think growing up could ever give such an unwelcome prize!
    Innocence is lost as soon as possible in this corrupt world to be replaced by knowledge then hopefully wisdom.

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  15. UnknownAugust 12, 2010 at 9:52 AM

    So true! When maturity is achieved it is because you recognized what you were all along and finally gained the confidence to shed what you were taught in society or felt pressured to be.

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  16. AnonymousAugust 12, 2010 at 12:49 PM

    Ah, the enchantment of innocence reclaimed... and so much wisdom resides there.

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  17. Milo James FowlerAugust 12, 2010 at 4:55 PM

    I like this one. I'm mature enough to be able to act like a kid again when the spirit moves me.

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  18. The Guy's PerspectiveAugust 12, 2010 at 5:11 PM

    That's an interesting take.

    There is something special in the innocence of someone who doesn't know better. Most artists spend their lives trying to recapture that purity.

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  19. edgecrosserAugust 14, 2010 at 10:34 PM

    You are very right about this NP, I agree with those people above too especially from Layla Morgan stated and what Rona said.

    Keep it up as lovely as always!

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  20. AnonymousAugust 16, 2010 at 8:55 AM

    Maturity means gaining your lost innocence becoming a child again. Of course with a difference, because the ordinary child is bound to be corrupted, but when you reclaim your childhood you become incorruptible.Now you know what the society has done to you and you are alert and aware, and you will not allow it to happen again.
    Maturity is a rebirth, a spiritual birth. You are born anew, you are a child again. With fresh eyes you start looking at existence. With love in the heart you approach life. With silence and innocence you penetrate your own innermost core

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  21. Jason B.D.K. AllimanAugust 16, 2010 at 9:30 AM

    Did you realise that the 11th was my birthday? Because that post just seemed so appropriate for the occasion. Love it!

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  22. MelindaAugust 17, 2010 at 8:26 AM

    I think part of the real joy of getting older, is rediscovering how much fun life is (or perhaps just discovering it for the first time).

    Just like Peter Pan--"I'll never grow up." Bor-ring! :)

    Melinda

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  23. Kenia CrisAugust 18, 2010 at 9:45 AM

    Beautiful! And it kind of matches my thought about innocence. =))))

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  24. Pat FortunatoAugust 19, 2010 at 10:26 AM

    Is this anything like a "second childhood?" Or maybe it's just having fun with what you're doing and not worrying about what people think. Either way, I'm for it!

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  25. Colleen LoehrAugust 21, 2010 at 7:16 AM

    Wow- another "right between the eyes" shock of awakening when I read this aphorism! Thanks n.p.

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