Growing Up

Those two words that mean a lot.
What does it mean to grow up?

To pay bills and take on mortgages?
To think and act maturely?
To understand the many secrets of life?

Is it like a checklist that you tick off
and then qualify for?
Do you have to have them all
Or are there deal breakers?

Hmm. But one thing is sure.
It comes with a shift in paradigm.
To see the same things with a different set of eyes.
To understand another viewpoint
that may have never crossed your mind.

And perhaps, to understand that
there are no clear cut answers
No matter how convenient that notion is.

To realize that life is multifaceted
and that we're limited in our understanding towards it.

Growing up is a process.
Not an end goal.
It will continue on and on.
Just like the many things in life.

Time to grow up?
Maybe not yet.

Laters.