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RANDOM THOUGHTS - A CHARLEN'S-EYE VIEW OF THE DECADES OF HUMAN LIFE
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by Charlen Kyle
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Looking back over my half century of life, the decades each
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seem to have their own individual character. My observations of the
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decades as others have experienced them leads me to believe that
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some aspects are similarly shared by all.
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Here they are as I see them. Do the descriptions strike any
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chords with you?
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Age one to ten: During this decade you learn the basics of
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human existence; such things as hot/cold, up/down, hard/soft,
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communication, and about the people and places nearby, family
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and neighborhood.
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Age ten to twenty: During this decade you learn about the rest
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of the world, the various areas of human knowledge, and continue to
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observe closely the people around you.
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Age twenty to thirty: By now, you have formed a concept of how
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an adult should be and what (s)he should do, and you proceed to fit
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yourself into this mold.
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Age thirty to forty: At this point, you realize that you are
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somewhat different from that idealized mold, so during this decade
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you try to figure out how it is that you really are.
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Age forty to fifty: By now you have a great deal of experience
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and people-watching under your belt. Suddenly all kinds of subtle
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patterns of human behavior become obvious. You become aware of a
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tremendous number of things going on around you that you would have
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totally missed when you were younger. It is fascinating!
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Actually, all the decades have their own excitement and
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fascination. And fifty to sixty? I don't know yet. I haven't gotten
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far enough into it to tell. Check back with me a few years hence.
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In the meantime, I'm having a great time continuing the earlier
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delightful observation of human nature in action!
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