Gina BarrecaIn short, immaturity is spoiled. And what is spoiled doesn’t ripen. It goes bad early, gets bitter and withers on the vine.
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People who are young at heart are not immature. They have the maturity to reach their full potential. The best example of this is the young people in the civil rights movement. They were able to do what they must without being spoiled by the mediocrity of hate and violence that older generations had taught them.
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