Innocence in Maturity

"You can stay if you want to."

As a sense of maturity starts to enter one's mind, unfamiliarity becomes an emotion that gushes through subsequently. But why is that? Why does being uncomfortable and unfamiliar always comes after maturity? Why do we feel so incompetent when maturity comes walking through our door? This is because innocence is afraid that it will be taken away once maturity decides to stay. Innocence has been taught their whole life that once maturity comes knocking, they will have to pack their bags and leave without the hope of ever returning. But everyone one of us met with innocence the moment we were born, we couldn't deny that they have become a huge influence on the way we feel about things. So how are we supposed to feel okay to say goodbye to innocence when they have stayed by us through the times of our lives? The thing about this is that we don't have to. Many choose to ignore innocence when they leave, only saying that, "it's time for you to go, " then closes the door after innocence leaves. But there's still some of us, where we say, "you can stay if you want to." And for those of us that chose this, teaches maturity, who just moved in, that innocence is actually not too bad, because sometimes, showing maturity doesn't mean you are doing the right thing while being innocent doesn't mean that you are oblivious to your surroundings. Because there is a kind of beauty that only shows in the eyes of innocence, but remains blind in the eyes of maturity.