Philosophy                   Being an Adult               12 August 2023


   I have always been intrigued by the question of when a person
   transforms from "not adult" into "an adult".  Personally, I still
   find it difficult to count myself among those cohorts of people who
   call themselves "adults", even though I possess a sufficient number
   of attributes that all adults typically have.

   Nevertheless, I believe that each person individually determines
   the criteria by which they will assess the "adulthood" of other
   people and themselves.  Some consider themselves adults after
   receiving their first salary, others upon reaching the age
   of majority, and some think of themselves as adults after filing
   their first tax return.

   Personally, I began to consider myself an adult relatively recently,
   after moving to Sakartvelo.  Not at the moment of moving, but after
   some time had passed, when I successfully evacuated my mum from
   Russia.  When the police came to my home and began to terrorise my
   mum, I realised it was time to take responsibility not only for my
   life but for my mum's life as well.

   For this reason, within the framework of my worldview, I regard
   as adults those who have the courage to take responsibility not only
   for their own lives but also for the life of another person.
   In the absence of this "another person", a person may grow up
   by taking responsibility for humanity.





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