An african defination of maturity is mostly by age. And that defination is really affecting our social and cordial relationship we have with people.
Some adults has all it takes as in (experience in life) but they dont know how to manage it.
Maturity is physcological and mental state of an individual in which the person is enabled to manage crises and situations through his/her experience in life.
I can tell you that some youths are far better mature than some so called adults.
If you see the type of secrets we youths keep these days mtcheww! And no fucking person will know about it.
For example, why do you think some children dont tell their parents their life secret but prefer to tell their friends. Because what? Because if they tell their parents, their parents will use it against them when they offend them next time. So if you are in the category of people who think maturity is by age. YOU ARE WRONG! Maturity is a gift. Not everybody will have it.