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!
