Posted on 11/19/2022 10:20:29 AM PST by Fester Chugabrew
1-7: CHILDHOOD - the age of accidents, griefs, wants, sensibilities
8-14: ADOLESCENCE - the age of hopes, improvidence, curiosity, impatience
15-21: PUBERTY - the age of triumphs, desires, self-love, independence, and vanity
22-28: YOUTH - the age of pleasure, love, sensuality, inconstancy, enthusiasm
29-35: MANHOOD - the age of enjoyments, ambition, and the play of the passions
36-42: MIDDLE AGE - the age of consistency, desire of fortune and of glory
43-49: MATURE AGE - the age of possessions, the reign of wisdom, reason, and love of property
50-56: DECLINE OF LIFE - the age of reflection, love of tranquility, foresight, and prudence
57-63: COMMENCEMENT OF OLD AGE - the age of regrets, cares, inquietudes, ill temper, and desire of ruling
64-70: OLD AGE - the age of infirmities, exigencies, love of authority, and submission
71-77: DECREPITUDE - the age of avarice, jealousy, and envy
78-84: CADUCITY - the age of distrust, vain boasting, unfeelingness, suspicion
85-91: AGE OF FAVOR - the age of insensibility, love of flattery, of attention, and indulgence
92-98: AGE OF WONDER - the age of indifference, and love of praise
99-105: PHENOMENON - the age of insensibility, hope, and the last sigh
As one who has just entered upon old age, I find the above to be largely true so far, although some attributes from previous stages of life have not completely faded, if at all.
How is it with you? Does it hit or miss the mark? I reckon there is some danger in stereotyping oneself or others, but Aristotle had something when he said, "Know yourself."
Next up for me is a look at the dictionary for definitions of "exigencies" and "caducity."
Capitalization of “YOUTH’S” above is inadvertent.
Linkie no workie.
I’ll turn 60 in February but don’t feel or act much like it, except for my left knee which I blew out two summers ago whitewater rafting for the first time.
This past summer I went skydiving twice. Last weekend, I tried a new type of camping by sleeping in a bivy sack.
I ain’t nowhere near old age.
Purposely so. The text was copied manually. I used http://nonapplicable.com for URL as a way to get in trouble.
Not quite 55 here. Only looking to reach 75. Dad’s 90 with dementia. I don’t want that.
I’ve found a lot of wisdom in some very old books. At my first real engineering job someone loaned me a book from 1925 titled “How to be a good engineer.” Read it cover to cover and took the lessons to heart. Here are the ones I remember in my old age.
1. Carry a notebook and pencil at all times. Write down what you’ve seen and learned and specific instructions from your management. It will be helpful if you repeat back your understanding of important instructions.
2. Never let your boss be surprised.
There were several more which time has stolen from me. But I followed them all to the letter and I was considered by the people around me as being very good at my job. And even when my boss really, really didn’t want to hear what I had to say he was never blindsided by something I knew, and he didn’t.
BTW, I miss books that were substantial and printed on rag paper.
I think it’s a bit harsh.
You should start a publishing house.
“Substantial Book Company.”
Skydiving seems out of character for that age. Way to go!
I take it Kindle is not your thing.
I am 76. I have long since outgrown avarice, jealousy, and envy. Indeed I think anyone who has not outgrown these petty vices should get to work on them without delay. It will improve the quality of your life tremendously.
Not quite 55 here. Only looking to reach 75. Dad’s 90 with dementia. I don’t want that.
That’s a great share! In my mid, ambitious 20’s, I devoured leadership and motivational books - including all of Trump’s books (even ‘though I never dreamed I’d be a real estate investor!). As with you, I kept the key messages to heart. I became a self-made millionaire because of those mental notes and disciplines - but have experienced many fantastic people and places that are beyond (and before) the financial wealth. The sad thing, for me, is that I’ve learned that no matter how hard I try to help certain family or friends, I can’t force ambition upon others. Many come to me for help, but the innate drive is missing in most...even to read a simple book.
I’ll remember your wise words. I’m dangerously heading into avarice, as I seem to equate it with power. When I finally became debt free and wealthy, it created delusions. Never saw that coming.
Bkmk
My mom spent her 90s in serious dementia.
My preference is that my body goes before my mind does (although my wife says my mind is already gone)
“Many come to me for help, but the innate drive is missing in most...even to read a simple book.”
I have bought and given away at least a dozen copies of “The Millionaire Next Door.” I doubt a single recipient read the book.
Congratulations on a successful life. I never achieved what I wanted, but I am comfortably retired. I own everything I have possession of. Other than some house loans, I have never had any debt. All of those are paid off and I have seven rentals. (Oh, gosh, I’d like to get rid of them as I’m tired of dealing with people like my renters. The bad ones. Right now, I have only good ones, but the bad ones generally leave the place in such bad shape it takes me months to repair the damage. I’m just not up to that anymore.)
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