I partially agree with this statement, as it is one of the things that goes on when we mature. However, we can also stop hiding are weaknesses and begin to work on them. When we mature, we may see the importance of our strengths to ourselves and thus begin to show our true colours, in order to get what we desire, for example: if a one has a skill that he/she wants to hide from others but realizes it can get him/her a job, he/she will will stop hiding his/her’s strength from oneself as well as others. Before we mature, it is arguable that we do not live up to our full potential, maturity helps us find what is important to us as well as urgency in our lives.
I think hiding things from people is bad enough, but when we hide things from ourself that can only be detrimental. Ultimately, you aren’t fooling anyone but yourself. Things will resurface up from the darkest depths where you put them.
The idea of growing up reminds me of: “When we grow up, our hearts die” – Breakfast Club. This struck me because I realised that when we do grow up we might tend to strive for what we want but not what we need. That is, what our heart desires or what we really love.
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