The journey of life

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Guest post by Maryam 



Life is a long bridge. We start on one side where everything is given to us, and we walk toward the other side where we must give everything to others. This journey happens in four main chapters.

1. The Quiet Beginning (The Womb)

In the very first stage, life is silent and safe. You do not have to breathe, eat, or even move. You are like a seed in the ground. Your mother provides the "soil" and the "water." Your only job is to grow from a tiny cell into a human being. There is no stress, only the heartbeat of your mother.

2. The Guest Stage (Infancy)

When a baby is born, they are like a royal guest in a house. They do not work, they do not cook, and they do not clean. When they cry, someone comes to help. In this stage, you are learning what it feels like to be loved. You have no responsibilities yet, only the job of staying healthy.

3. The "First Steps" (Toddlerhood)

This is where you noticed the change! This is the stage of developmental milestones. As you said, if a child does not smile, walk, or talk, people worry.

I. The First Duty

 Your first responsibility is to grow "correctly."

ii. The Effort

You have to try to balance on two legs. You have to try to form words.

iii. The Social Start

By smiling back at your parents, you are fulfilling your first "social responsibility." You are giving joy back to the people who care for you.

4. The Heavy Pack (Adulthood and Elderhood)

As we get older, the "backpack" of life gets heavier. We move from learning how to walk to learning how to work.

I. Disappointments 

In this stage, things do not always go as planned. We face "disappointments" because we have goals that we cannot always reach.

ii. The Shift

Eventually, the roles flip. The baby who was once held in "mom’s hand" grows up to be the hands that hold and support the elderly.

Life moves from Total Care to Self Care, and finally to Caring for Others. It is a circle. We start with no responsibility, we gain many burdens in the middle, and as we become very old, we often return to a stage where we need the help of others again.




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