Seven Ages of Human

Stage 1, Infancy: A helpless baby, just crying and
throwing up.

Stage 2, Schoolboy: This is where his formal
education starts but he is not entirely happy with
school. His mother is ambitious for him and has
washed his face thoroughly before sending him off
to school but he goes very slowly and reluctantly.

Stage 3, Teenager: He’s grown into his late teens
and his main interest is girls. He’s likely to make a
bit of a fool of himself with them. He is
sentimental, sighing and writing poems to girls,
making himself a bit ridiculous.

Stage 4, Young man: He’s a bold and fearless
soldier – passionate in the causes he’s prepared
to fight for and quickly springs into action. He
works on developing his reputation and takes
risks to that end.

Stage 5, Middle aged: He regards himself as wise
and experienced and doesn’t mind sharing his
views and ideas with anyone and likes making
speeches. He’s made a name for himself and is
prosperous and respected. As a result of his
success he’s become vain. He enjoys the finer
things of life, like good food.

Stage 6, Old man: He is old and nothing like his
former self – physically or mentally. He looks and
behaves like an old man, dresses like one and he
has a thin piping voice now. His influence slips
away.

Stage 7, Dotage and death: He loses his mind in
senility. His hair and teeth fall out and his sight
goes. Then he loses everything as he sinks into
the oblivion of death.