A Lifetime of Lessons

Have you ever wondered what we are here for? Why are we here?

We are the fruit of our parents' union and we go through stages of growth. That's a fact.

Looking back, it becomes clear that life is a series of lessons to learn the experiential way as we pass through the various stages.

As babies we cried to have our needs met as we had no
language to express them. Babies learn quickly to manipulate their parents, crying when their demands are not met.

Toddlers are no exception and they can make life miserable for parents with their constant tantrums and often unreasonable demands.

From age four until pre-teens, these are the exciting
years of discovery, with teachers and parents being the guides.

Then come the turbulent teens, a phase where adolescence brings with it conflicts, rebelliousness, puppy love, etc. Pushing the boundaries,so to speak and testing the patience of parents. A very vulnerable period indeed for both teens and parents as it is fraught with unknowns. A child can go bad during this phase if not properly managed.

In adulthood more experiences lie in store, good and bad. A great deal of time is spent in the pursuit of dreams and career building.
We settle down with our life partners to build a home and a family and the life cycle begins again.

I was reading a book in which a sage shared that in life we are actually preparing for death and it would be wise to pause during our frenetic materialistic pursuits to consider how we are doing spiritually. Have we touched base with our God? At the moment of death, what can we say about our contributions to the betterment of our fellow beings? As we stand beore our Maker on Judgement Day,are there any points in our favor?

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