Maturity
As mature people, we have developed attitudes in relation to ourselves and our environment which have lifted is above childishness in thought and behaviour.
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We accept criticism gratefully, being honestly grateful for an opportunity to improve.
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We do not indulge in self-pity and have begun to feel the laws of compensation operating in all life.
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We do not expect special consideration from anyone.
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We control our temper.
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We meet emergencies with poise.
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Our feelings are not easily hurt.
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We accept the responsibility of our own acts.
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We have outgrown the 'all or nothing' stage, recognising that no person or situation is wholly good or bad, and begun to appreciate the Golden Mean.
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We are not impatient at unreasonable delays. We have learned that we are not arbiters of the universe and that we must often adjust to other people and their convenience.
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We can endure defeat and disappointment without whining or complaining.
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We do not worry unduly about things that cannot be helped.
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We are not given to boasting or showing off in socially unacceptable ways.
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We are honestly glad when others enjoy success or good fortune. We have outgrown envy and jealousy.
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We are open-minded enough to listen thoughtfully to the opinions of others, and do not become vigorously argumentative when our views are opposed.
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We are not chronic fault finders.
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We plan things in advance rather than trusting in the inspiration of the moment.
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In terms of spiritual maturity:
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We have faith in a Higher Power.
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We feel an organic part of humankind as a whole, contributing our part to each group of which we are a member.
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We obey the spiritual essence of the Golden Rule: Love thy neighbour as thyself.