The initial thought that comes to mind with the word "Growth" may be with regard or in relation to height, weight, or even hair length, however, its term in this article is used to linchpin the stage or gradual process in life.
The body grows and the brain process also grows. However, there are factors beyond food consumption, sleep, and health-care that affect this development. Growth alone has unlimited factors that lead to it. Unlike growth in height which has an end, growth in personality may also have its ups and downs.
Although there may be hindrances and influences that might stop growth in the development of an individual's personality, the growth that has been gained cannot be lost.
Growth is a process that occurs in life. It does not choose who can grow and who cannot, for it is a process that is up to the people to decide whether it should be an option to life or a stagnancy.
According to Confuscious, "Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising every time we fall." The growth this relates to is the sole being of a person. It teaches us that there will be continuous bliss for those who continue to rise despite the hardships and that nothing good comes out of staying at rock-bottom.
Growth and development are synonymous - neither of the hinders the other as both coexist - for where there is growth, there is development. As we age, we continue to learn new things not only with what revolves in our lives but others included.
As long as we can make use of our knowledge and adapt (accept changes may it be concerning our surroundings, relationships, or with ourselves) we will continue to develop and grow as individuals and as members of society.
Development is not only applicable for children as it is a stage in life that occurs to everyone - no matter the age or gender. It has been part of every living being since birth and it will continue to change and go on until the end of time.
Factors, influences, and experiences all contribute to the development of humans - may it be disappointments, achievements, heartbreak, or joy. For everything that has come and will come in your way, remember that development is life-long.
They say "Growth is evidence of life" and I concur. One has not yet lived if one has not yet grown. Growth is a product of life - a proof of undergoing the process and making use of life. It is also proof of meeting and overcoming obstacles, facing fears, and changing for the better - including factors such as age, maturity, and wisdom.
In order to grow, we must learn - learning is a process that leads to growth. When you learn, that means growth will follow, and when we continue to seek and present growth, life will continue to flow within us.
Humans continue to grow when there is life and humans continue to live when there is growth. May it be factors such as hope, love, motivation, and inspiration - these all contribute to the same stage: development.
Of course, development takes place gradually - one cannot see results from lack of training, demotivation, or procrastination, but it also does not stop. Your growth may take a pause or may even take a while but it doesn't end as long as you are alive. Every now and then we encounter situations that will make us ponder, make us wonder, and make us realize things.
It is important to make use of these realizations and the answers to our ponders and wonders, in order for us to learn. We can only make use of what we have, thus, rejection to apply knowledge is ignorance. Since development involves change and change is constant, that means that development too, is constant.
The picture represents the differences in growth. Similar to life, there are others who are already far ahead and there are others who are just getting started. We grow differently, the same way we think differently, and ironically, there are others who are on the same pace of growth as us, the same way there are others who think like us.
Your pace, stage, or process should not be forced. Nothing good comes out of anything that is forced - take the time that you need, not the time that you want. Remember that growth is gradual and that it will occur for as long as there is life - for as long as you are alive, keep on growing as a person, a family member, a member of society, and as you.
Grow and develop not only yourself but also your skills, talents, and the others around you. Be the inspiration of growth that you want for yourself, and the inspiration of another's growth.
