Mini-Test: Are You a Mature Youth?

I want to succeed and leave a mark
It is not necessarily bad to think this way, especially when you are young and have such a strong desire to live and have experiences; however, the need to succeed and be valued by others stems from a rather materialistic and superficial view of life. What if you fail to succeed? Will you feel like a loser and think you have wasted your life? Over-reliance on the recognition of others is equivalent to focusing on the external and outward. The wise man searches within himself, not outside.
I fully understood how the world works
Are you really sure about this? The society in which we find ourselves is mostly governed by chaos, even though it might seem otherwise. Human beings proceed by trial and error, just like a child who begins to perceive the world through the senses for the first time. We are all eternal children from the point of view of understanding reality. The wise man knows this and is under no illusion that he has understood everything. He keeps his mind open and is ready to revise his certainties at any time if necessary. He is also not afraid of change.
I already know everything I need to know
You may have noticed that this is a trick test! It leads you to believe that you have to select a certain number of sentences, but if you do so you end up being considered immature and unwise. For you must know that the truly wise, that is, a mature and knowledgeable person, has understood that it is not quantity but quality that counts in life. More does not mean better, while moderation and self-control are typical virtues of a judicious mind. As for the sentence in question, the arrogance inherent in believing one already knows everything makes one’s mind closed and unable to learn new things. Psychological maturity is also manifested through openness to new knowledge and interpretations of reality.
Reading and studying is boring and useless
The matter should not be considered in educational terms; in fact, it is perfectly understandable that you find notions imposed from the outside and learned in a mechanical way boring and unhelpful. Rather, it should be analyzed from a broader existential perspective, where learning new knowledge becomes the natural consequence of a process of inner maturation based on asking questions and searching for answers.
It is the result that matters, not how you achieve it
This statement is problematic because it suggests a lack of attention to the ethical and moral side of living. It could be uttered by a millionaire whose main goal is to increase their wealth. There is no trace of concern for others in this sentence. The wise man does not care what other people think of him, yet he does not take actions that will harm his neighbor because he is aware that his own well-being also depends on the well-being of others. We are all connected to each other, and believing that we can be happy at the expense of others is simply an illusion.
I am young and want to have fun, I will think about the future later
This is perfectly understandable! However, reasoning in this way, there is a risk that the right time to start thinking about the future will never come. The mature person strives to achieve a balance between the need for lightheartedness and the desire to give deeper meaning to their existence. Having fun is fine, but excess always leads to self-destruction, even when it is an excess of goodness or altruism. Balance and moderation are the key words; this does not mean that you should not put your best effort into what you love to do, however, it is not the case to make your well-being totally dependent on it.