Being an Adult

Dictionary defines adult as someone :

"full grown", a person who has attained the age of maturity as specified by Law!

Is this sufficient? Thats it grow till 18, come of age - and be an adult?
How about defining adulthood in terms of maturity of body and mind! Maybe that will give us the complete picture.
We are living in India that seems to be made up of two distinct sub countries. On one side we have immense wealth being generated, and on the other side we have 300 million of 1.1 billion under poverty line (people earning less than 300 rupees per month).
I have sleep walked through this India, slightly aware of the environment, but chosing to ignore it. Few donations here and there, few kids sponsored for education, and my conscience is clear. This is my quest to discover myself, to find my potential, not just to earn money, but to contribute towards alleviating poverty and hunger in my country.
Its my quest for being an Adult - to make the right choices, decisions - and to make them with the right impact!

And maybe we should define adulthood as the growth of consciense!

Consciense: the inner sense of what is right or wrong.