musings of a "mature" teenager

so i had a slight epiphany today. though blatantly obvious, i realized today, that we are all so young. think about it: we are all like 17-18 and we know nothing. we act like we're wise and mature, but we're not. seriously, how many of you believe that you are a grown up and you are so different from all of the other highschool assholes? the truth is, you're not. essentially, we are all the same. we all believe that we are smarter or more mature or know more than the next person, when really we are all in the same place. true, we have been through a lot, some of us more than others, but that doesn't add up to shit. we are still so naiive and unprepared for life. god, we must look so ridiculous and stupid to our parents and everyone that age. we walk around stubbornly, role playing what we think it is to be grown up, but we're not grown ups everyone. we're just kids. we think we're these hardcore badasses who are too cool for school, but why? we don't know anything about life or being responsible. we're still babies everyone. like i said, an obvious conclusion on my part, but nonetheless, i feel i need to put it out there because im just so sick of everyone thinking that they're better than the next person because he/she believes they're more sophisticated. we're all babies. seniors, you're taking your first steps into the real world and you're all about to discover how life really works, but don't get fooled into thinking you know everything. you're still kids too. remember that next year when you're in college, talking about how lame highschool kids are. you, just like us highschool younguns, still have a lot to learn. i don't think anyone is truly a grown up until they're old and grey.