CONSCIENCE AND PSYCHO-SOCIAL MATURITY IN LIVING THE VALUES OF THE CONSECRATED LIFE

Résumé

In both traditional and modern societies, it is generally the desire of parents that their children or wards turn out right, and to a large extent, they (parents/guardians) make the necessary provisions within their specific abilities and means, to ensure the fulfillment of this desire. However, whatever a particular individual turns out to be will depend largely on the interaction between nature (gene and other natural endowments) and nurture (environment and forms of socialization) in addition to the personal response of the person to this interaction. An imbalance in the said interaction will inevitably take its toll on human development and its outcome.