Seven ages of Man

Seven ages of Man

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  Irshad Narejo
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   The SevenAges of Man’ is taken from William Shakespeare’s famous play, ‘As You Like It’ .  This world is just like a stage of a theatre.  All persons being players are given different roles. Every individual plays a definite role during his life, which is consists of seven parts or acts.
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  These are theages of man. 1) Infancy 2) School boy 3) Lover 4) Soldier 5) Adult-hood 6) Middle-age 7) Old-age
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   Infancy  Thefirst and primary act of every human being is the stage of infancy, when he enters in this world and makes his exist in this stage of world as a baby.  He makes his presence felt by crying at the top of his voice and many a times vomiting any food or drink that is repulsive, at the nursing arms of his mother.  This period normally last till four years of age. 
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   School boy The second stage is the ‘whining’ schoolboy where he learns to utter a plaintive, high-pitched, protracted sound, as in pain, fear, supplication, or complaint.  In the beginning he does not like going to school but gradually his thinking changes.  When time passes onwards the schoolboy transformed into a youngster.
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  Lover  The thirdstage is his early youth, the peak of love and high romance .  He tries to express feelings through song .  He writes a song or poem expressing the pains of unfulfilled love and is written to celebrate the beauty of his mistress.
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  Soldier  The fourthstage is that of a soldier where life if full of obligations, commitments, compliances, oaths and vows.  His beard is like a leopard or panther.  He endlessly fights for his honor, a full presence of mind which is sudden and quick in quarrel and a heart to maintain a dignified reputation.
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  Adult-hood  The fifthstage is the adult-hood where a man tries to live a fair and justified life.  His body develops as he gets matured. Practically, his is a blend of custom, morality, religion, and education.  The visible authority can be well located in him.  he acts like the ruler, and pass a judgment on any aspects of life.
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   Middle-age  Inthis stage he has acquired wisdom through the many experiences he has had in life.  He has reached a stage where he has gained prosperity and social status.  He becomes very attentive of his looks and begins to enjoy the finer things of life.  . The man grows older and becomes weak. 
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   Old-age  Thelast stage is the old-age where he enters his second childhood, at this stage man again behaves like a child.  He begins to lose his charm — both physical and mental.  This stage is the worst of the all stages as man loses all of his senses and strength and his life truly becomes dependant on others.  He is without everything; without teeth, eyes and taste.  His memory becomes weaken and five senses start malfunctioning and finally he departs from the world leaving behind a story full of events.