I do believe that the hardship experience is not necessary for young students to mature.
First of all let us see the definition of "hardship" and "mature". "Hardship" means suffering or discomfort that arises in life, perhaps trivial or serious. And "mature" means well developed both mentally and physically. The reason why we call it hardship is because itself hampers the progression. As we try our best to avoid the hardship, which is not necessary for us to mature during our up growth. For instance the SARS is a kind of hardship. Almost everyone scare about it. …
