Experiences are like seeds. You rip what you saw. Parang farmville lang yan na you can't just get it in an instant. And it depends on how you'll harvest it. It can be a fruitful one, ripened. You get what you've expected. But since we're not living in a perfect world, most of these experiences, despite of the nourish you made, pwedeng mauwi sa hindi maganda. Kaya nga we have this term called "charge it to experience". I can also best describe on how these experiences can be gained is like playing a role playing game on your computer like different online games. Just like DotA which I've been playing for roughly 8 years now! (Sabi ko na nga ba may magandang naidudulot ang pagiging addict sa DotA!) In this kind of game, you have to gain XP, which is a short term for experience for you to earn new abilities or powers to strengthen your character. You have to fight different monsters or undergo a lot of missions and lose a lot of HP (which is a short term for health points btw) just to earn it. If we're going to translate this kind of structure in our everyday living, wala kang mabibiling XP sa 711 or sa kahit anong convenient store! And I can attest that it really comes with the age of a person just to earn it.
Nowadays, a lot of young kids are claiming that they know a lot. That they're already matured. Well, I will give this kind of credit to them because I used to be like that. Thinking like a smarty pants in a relationship. Or on how to deal with different obstacles in life. But little they know that XP is a major factor of maturity. We can't claim that we're matured just because we've read a lot of Chicken Soup for the whatsoever Soul. Or watched Carrie Bradshaw outgrew the television and moved to the big screen with her friends. Or even by learning a different term browsing Merriam Webster's thesaurus section. You have to put out some of your HP for it, meaning you have to invest your life span of experience to claim maturity.
One thing I have learned in order to have a better experience in life is, always keep your options open. Never close your mind. Listening to elders is not the best suggestion but it can always be an option. Marami na rin kasi ngayon ang tumatandang parang walang pinagkatandaan. But then again, good experience doesn't always play the role of a good professor in teaching you how to be matured. Most of the time mas natututo talaga ang tao dahil sa mga bad experiences nya. Yung mga tipong almost traumatic! It may sound like I'm a masochist, but that's how I've learned a lot. Yung nasabi ko talaga sa sarili ko na pucha ayoko ng mangyari sakin to. Good XPs are very pleasing to remember but the bad ones are the key to make you stronger and tougher. Na everytime na ma eencounter mo ulit yung ganung scenario, alam mo na more or less kung anong gagawin mo. There's no guarantee that it won't hurt you anymore, but atleast you already know how to get out of it. Just make sure lang na wag mo paabutin sa balat mo ang pagiging stronger and tougher because of the bad encounters or it may lead you being insensitive.
Maturity is a very global term in so many different aspects of life. Just make sure that you're always packed with enough XP to earn it. A lot of failures may be encountered. But always remember, some battles are not meant for us to win. Keep in mind that acceptance and learning how to give up is a sign of maturity. And whatever it takes, always make sure that your HPs are not being spent for no well XPs gained. Siguraduhin mo na nag lelevel-up ka sa mga ginagawa mo sa buhay mo at hindi ka tumatandang paurong.
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