Journey towards maturity

my last post was a poem by Kester Brewin taken from his latest book 'Other' (loving self, god & neighbour in a world of fractures)...

i'm still reading this book, i haven't quite finished it (just over half-way through)...

One of the challenges so far is the 'journey towards maturity'.

in our celebrity, youth adoring society - we all want to appear young, trendy, hype etc...

Virgin mobile phones are running an advertising campaign with the slogan 'ne vieillissez pas trop vite' (don't get old too quickly) - this epitomizes this current trend.

But the challenge is to 'journey towards maturity'; to grow up, take responsibility...

to become father & mother for others...

i'm a father of 5 children & the challenge is to look out for them - not always looking out for myself - growing up means looking out for the Other...

i'm learning but the ego sometimes gets the upper hand...