Time Decades

One way to look at our lives is in a decade of years...

1. 1 - 10
2. 11 - 20
3. 21 - 30
4. 31 - 40
5. 41 - 50
6. 51 - 60
7. 61 - 70
8. 71 - 80
9. 81 - 90
10. 91 - 100

 And, the milestones associated with each decade...  like:

• starting school
• graduating from high school
• old enough to drink alcohol
• serving in the military
• going to college
• getting married
• having children
• children graduating from high school
• children getting married
• having grand childrens
• retiring
• DEATH

As one moves through these time decades, and one ages, one begins to realize that there becomes fewer and fewer time decades to experience...  in other words, we all get old...  we all experience aging differently but likely than not, your body and its ability to do things will change and you will be doing less and less.

As one ages one experiences pain, agony, and disappointments that influence one's mental outlook and personality.  Youth never or hardly ever comes into contact with these life changing events...  such as:

• getting a speeding ticket
• crashing a car
• being shot at
• going to war
• becoming disabled
• losing one's job
• relocation
• death of a child
• death of a spouse
• death of a friend
• death of parents
• going bankrupct
• divorce
• heart attack
• retirement
• living paycheck to paycheck
• having a serious disease

Most of the time, we hardly ever think of the negative aspects of life...  only the good times and having fun...  drinking alcohol and acting foolish...  smoking marijuana and feeling high and floating...  dancing with one's lover...  making loving all morning...  cutting class...  skinny dipping...  or maybe eating a great meal and never gaining weight.

Innocence is great while it lasts...  but, it does not last long and we need to respect those who have been through more shit than we have...