What is an adult?

I wonder what an adult is.
I don't think that makes any sense.

Einstein
“Common sense is a collection of prejudice acquired by age 18.”

I left a quote called
I think that's true. Maybe this can also be paraphrased for adults.

“An adult is an idol of prejudice created by age 20.”

Who is the adult the fox's son-in-law is thinking about
It means that it is nothing but an adult statue created by the fox's son-in-law without permission.

What is the boundary between adults and children
It's nothing but an arbitrary line drawn by prejudice.

Now that I'm 20 years old, it's not like the world is changing all of a sudden
Nor will it transform into an adult.
There are also people who are not adults even at age 50.

Humans change and continue to change day by day.
Given that, don't you think putting age as a boundary line is nonsense?

Instead of thinking about becoming an adult
If I live my life as hard as I can now, I think I'll become an adult before I know it.

Incidentally, what is my definition of an adult
“People who are happy to do altruistic acts”

I'd like to call someone that big an adult.

Hello, Son-in-law of the Fox.
Thank you for letting me listen to my feelings of being troubled in many ways ahead of the 20-year-old milestone.

There are times when I'm worried about anxiety about the milestone period from there on, but I think it's necessary to look back until then.

What was it like considering the milestones up until now?
They are elementary school students from kindergarten to preschool.
They are elementary school students to middle school students.
They become high school students from middle school.
If you compare it to that, you may be able to think of an indication of the changes due to turning 20 years old.

Have you changed yourself or haven't you changed due to changes in your environment?
Or maybe the environment has changed because you've reached a milestone and changed yourself?

Either way, children and adults aren't completely different things, and I think it's less confusing if adults are piled up on top of the foundation they had when they were children.

I think there are many concerns, but I would be grateful if you were interested in becoming an adult, not the goal, but eventually the world of becoming a Buddha.

That's a great question. Are humans adults if they only get older? Speaking of which, that's not true.
Furthermore, in this day and age in Japan, is everyone an adult at an older age? Is it admirable? Speaking of which, it's an age where there are many people who say “hmm.”
Even in the world of us monks, the truth is different when it comes to whether we get old or not a bad “boss.”
There are also monks who lack humanity or content, no matter how much people around them are teachers and teachers.
Even in the world of monks, if you become a monk and only eat for a long time, there's no such thing as a fine kaina.
First, it's myself. They are called old teachers only after being able to leave selfishness and anger, experience a sense of comfort, make people lose their opinions, and develop people full of wisdom and mercy.
Not only about themselves, but people probably become adults only when they mature in terms of personality, such as coexistence with people around them, coexistence with the environment, independence from parents, social skills, etc.
In the Osho world, it is marked as ❝ adult ❞ and read as dinin.
There is a sutra of Buddha's will called the “Eight Great Spirits.”
These are the 8 laws that good people and adults (adults) should remember.
Monks practice ascetic practices as much as they can into adults.
Shall I say that I have the power to live a strong life even by myself?
Shall we say it is the power to overcome all kinds of suffering?
Let's also say it's the power to spread mercy and wisdom to others.
A way of life where you wake up from your small self to your big self by leaving your own way of looking at small things and looking at things centered on yourself is possible even if you are not 20 years old in terms of age.
On the other hand, it can be said that even adults who are 60 or 70 years old are selfish, egotistical, and self-interested people who can only live an egocentric way of life no matter how old they get.
The world, and Japan in particular, is now an age of no religion, 100 steps down to put it bluntly.
To put it bluntly, irreligion is a non-religious way of life.
What is a non-religious way of life? In other words, it's just an egocentric way of life.
I think it's overflowing with people who give top priority to their own convenience and their own convenience.
Having such an egocentric lifestyle cannot be said to be an adult (adult), let alone a life far from dinin (dyning).
Let's not just become adults in terms of age, but let's work hard together to become dinin (adults).

An ordinary man is a word that indicates someone who does not understand the truth of the Four Noble Truths and is bound by worries and reincarnates in the six ways.
In other words, they cannot look at things correctly, they cannot practice deeds, and they are far from Buddha's wisdom.

For example, what is the difference between a puppy and an adult dog? If asked, it's probably “how old are you?” I think that's why they'll split it up.
A dog that is aware of being an adult is called an adult dog! There's probably no one who says that.
This is because when viewed from a human point of view, dogs' wisdom doesn't change much between puppies and adult dogs.
Dogs under 1 year old and dogs over 5 years old are dogs after all, even if there is a slight difference, so they are not divided that way.

The same is true for us as seen by the Buddha.
We misunderstand that as we get older, we have become somewhat smarter, and that we are now able to think and discern.
However, from the Buddha's point of view, they are all ignorant creatures without much difference.
Nevertheless, they compare them by saying “I am an adult” and “you are a child.”
It's very shallow.
Of course, monks do exactly the same thing.

There are no boundaries between adults and children.
However, we live our lives because it exists.
It is a society that cannot be established unless it is divided by “adults,” “minors,” etc. according to law.
It's just a division for constituting human society.

Children and adults are ordinary people who don't change anything, so it's not recommended to expect too much from adults.
The world is full of things we don't understand.
I wonder what the Buddha would think? I recommend visiting and visiting.