STAGES OF LIFE
INTRODUCTION:
Shakespeare described 7 stages of man in 1599. Life has become changed over the past 400 years.
Population has tremendously increased.
Stress of life has advanced.
Travel has become faster.
Values in life have changed.
It is only appropriate that we redo the stages of man in the modern era.
Each human being is different. So there can be no ideal stages or in fact set number of stages of man.
In fact in this blog man = woman; I have referred to the human being as man because it is easier to type :-)
After spending a life of looking after human beings physically and emotionally, I guess I can be pardoned for staging the life of man in a very particular way! The very idea being, where to stress and where to soft pedal on some issues, to get the best out of life!
8 STAGES OF MAN:
In each stage, the qualities desired are arranged first followed by things which can go wrong! One can read between lines and know what is important in each of the 8 stages.
* WARNING : At this stage (!), if you are reading this on your mobile, I suggest that you go on landscape mode switching on 'auto-rotate' of your mobile, to make any sense of the tabulation! )
STAGE I (0-5 years)
Preschool stage -Needs attention and great care
Vibrant
Drinks & Eats
Absorbs knowledge like a sponge
STAGE II (6-10 years)
Learning new stuff all the time -School blues and woes
Forming friends of similar age
Creative inspiration
STAGE III (11-20 years)
Powerful surge of hormones -Wrong friends can develop with
Emotional, cultural, spiritual growth -Wrong habits
Learns right from wrong -Wrong values
Learns good things from home
Deep sense of what he wants to achieve
STAGE IV (21-30 years)
Completes education -Thinks he owns the world
Gets job, settles down -Thinks he knows the world
Marriage and responsibility -Unreliable advice can affect life
Shifting of jobs if necessary
STAGE V (31-50 years)
Golden age -Importance of spouse, parents
Period of maximum productivity -They can make him or break him
Knows facts of life -Up-bringing from Stg II, III shows
Time to do what he really wants
Has to learn from mistakes
Has to learn to build on strength
STAGE VI (51-70 years)
Realisation life is more than job -Realises health is wealth
Should've spent more family time -Bad habits in Stg IV,V will show!
Should've spent more time with his kids-Prepared for major health event
Good habits- good health
STAGE VII (71-90 years)
Grandchildren, family most vital -If healthy, ok
Becomes show piece -If unhealthy but finances ok, then fine
Can be a good advisor for problems -Should have saved adequate money
Can be a good coach for good habits
STAGE VIII (91 plus years)
Every day is a bonus -Good habits of Stg III,IVkeep you sound
Health is wealth - Good habits, Care of family have paid off!
CONCLUSION:
The stages of man does not meaning if there is nothing to learn from them. Each stage has a good thing on the left and a bad thing on the right.
If the right is made righter, the bad is made lighter, then the life would be brighter!
How remarkable it would be if we could plan our lives based on the various stages mentioned !
ReplyDeleteThe first two stages is somewhere when one is dependent on one's parents / family . The incidents then are imbibed deep in their subconscious mind as they believe what they see. Sometimes the memories are hard to erase till the end !
The third stage , now a days ( thank God the hormones can be blamed 😀), the argumentative stage, the stage when they seem to know everything under the sun 🤔🤐😷 , is when all the elders of the family feel that they do not fit in the world of teens 😊
Stage four seems to be the best as there is a breathing time between studies, job , marriage and shifting of jobs .
Though stage five is undoubtedly a golden age, 20 years just fly away especially if you are a woman (woe -man) ☺️ - juggling between job and home , family , kids growing up and you are fifty already !! If one is lucky to be in a profession of one' s passion, this stage is wonderful !👍
The sixth stage is outstanding - when one feels contented with what he has - one becomes service oriented - when one requires only for need and not for greed ! He forgives and forgets !!
Stage seven is when one is of more use to others than to self - people are willing to listen to experience than to knowledge - I've always felt that the people in this stage has strong will power - that they can be of great moral support to the younger generation !! Their mere presence around spreads positive energy -
Stage nine - should we reach there or should we not ? 😎
Thank you for this interesting piece , doctor ☺️. The rhyming conclusion is quite inspiring indeed 👌