Stages of life and our Priorities…
When you are a child…
40% - Fun
30% - Education
10% - Friends
20% - Family
Life use to be all about fun… When all we wanted & thought about was a new toy or a trip to the amusement park & as long as mummy & daddy loved us, everything is ok. The simple mind; so carefree & easily pleased. When money didn’t mean a thing… Oh how I miss that stage of life. We were allowed to make mistakes & learn from them… Of course this is also the beginning of the learning phase; where we are exposed to our first taste of education -kindergarten/ school. Family played a big role in our lives because we were taken care of… Friends were play mates & nothing more.
When you are young…
20% - Fun/ Individual Interest
40% - Education/ Work
30% - Friends/ Relationships
10% - Family
As we grow older our priorities take a drastic change… Our teenage & college years & the beginning of (what seems to be the never ending) working life… Fun isn’t everything anymore as school & work starts to take up more of our time & effort. Fun also varies into different categories; Hanging out with friends, clubbing, travelling & participating in all sorts of sports/ games. Family time also decreases as we tend to turn to friends & girlfriends/ boyfriends instead of family members. Somehow we feel we can relate more to them… Money starts to play a crucial part of our lives as we realize the importance of it; this is with exception to those who has millionaires for parents. During this part of life, we start to discover who we are & learn how to be a responsible adult, often making mistakes along the way however life isn’t so forgiving as it used to be. These priorities vary slightly of course from person to person…
When you are an adult…
10% - Fun/ Individual Interest
40% - Work/ Responsibilities
20% - Friends
30% - Family
The fun part of life decreases even further, no wander most adults & our parents are classified as boring & anal, as most of our time and effort is dedicated to work & responsibilities. Money becomes even more important as we now have more commitments such as a family of our own to support & relationships turn into spouses & start having children of our own. We still turn to our good friends, those that have been with us through our younger days. We wouldn’t have survived without them…
When you are old…
30% - Individual Interest
10% - Work/ Responsibilities
20% - Friends
40% - Family
By this time, people start dying, it’s an undeniable fact & we are lucky if we are still around. We are now old & retired, the good thing is we have all the time in the world to spend on what we love doing & work is just a distant memory. I just want to point out that there is no doubt work & responsibilities are very very important, but in the end family is everything that we are left with. When you are an adult that’s when your children are growing up and your family needs you the most. No matter how busy you are, make time to spend with your spouse & children… Do not neglect them. You might be unlucky enough to live to regret it…
August 15th, 2005 at 9:49 am
Girl all your posts are soo deep. It’s like simple yet deep. So what happens when we force the percentages to be different? What catastrophe awaits?
August 17th, 2005 at 7:58 am
Haha… I guess it just goes to show that my mind is more fucked up then I may look… Wut I’m tryin to say in this article is that certain percentages should be altered accordingly so that life maybe better… Wut is shown in my article is considered to be “typical”.