be. Maturity is measured by one’s capacity to respond effectively to the unexpected. Those who are mature look to the future and focus on fulfilling their purposes for living. I travel all over the world, and I encounter all kinds of cultures. Sometimes, I enter a country, and I think, How do they live under these conditions? We see others’ difficult lifestyles and feel sorry for them, but they’re happy because the human spirit finds a way to respond to change and to make it work for them. For example,