Four Stages of A Man's Life: Stage 04: Wisdom

The last stage of a man's life is true wisdom! So first lets look at what wisdom is? Among the definitions given by www.answers.com are "the ability to discern or judge what is true, right or lasting; insight," "the sum learning through the ages; knowledge," and "a wise outlook, plan or course of action" (Isn't it strange to define a word by itself?). So let's discard the last meaning.

Let us take each of the other definitions, "the ability to discern or judge what is true, right or lasting; insight" What is this all about "discern or judge..."? Is this wisdom? Or is it justice? Or perceive? Or recognize? Let's discard that one too. The other at least seem more promising; "the sum learning through the ages; knowledge". This is probably what you will say if I ask you the question. However knowledge is a combination of wisdom and understanding. So we cannot completely agree with this one, so let's discard this definition as well and talk about it.

So we've now discarded all the definitions of wisdom suggested by answers.com. I could check other dictionaries and to come up with something that might works. But why should I? You know what wisdom is. You knew what wisdom is even before you started reading this, and you still know what it means. We are just having trouble expressing it; putting it into words.

Congratulations! You've just experienced wisdom. Wisdom refers to a pure state of knowing, that differs from "knowledge" in that "wisdom" is unconstrained, or uncontaminated so to speak, by such things as words, tangible facts, or even understanding. We're dealing with a pure sort of insight; so pure, that we can't define it using a language, yet we are fully aware that wisdom and knowledge aren't the same thing. Here, I surrender to the limitations of language, but we all "know" what wisdom is but we can't express it; our "knowledge" is too pure to be reduced to words.

So true wisdom, is a stage where you know others, a bit of the future and influence at will. The knowledge to accurately predict and read people and events. It is a stage of playing your own games. It is the stage where you say what you want unspoken. It is the stage when you speak and only few understand. It is the stage when you are in total control of all your feelings. It is a stage were you accept death with a big smile. It is a stage were you can read the natures signs. Can you?

Four Stages of A Man's Life: Stage 02: Confusion

We all feel fear, but some choose to do it anyway, these people are called fearless. As such a fearless man, life become a question of finding things that I should never do! When you tend to have no fear, people, the weaklings, tend to be afraid of you. People obey you, respect you. Nothing seems to stop you. Everything within your ego and selfishness seems to entrap you. I have done nearly every deed that my mind can imagine. Both good and bad, in groups and alone, life was all about fun and me. But if you stop and think, it was always confusing, which I rarely did. I never questioned my creation or existence!

However some extremes lead to disappointments and sufferings, natures way of stopping you, so you can think. The times when you make those big mistakes and learn your lessons by traumatic experiences. However, you do have the choice to wonder around like a blind fool with days and nights flying by. Instead you also can accept your defeat, repent and surrender yourself to the nature's laws and observe the limits set by God! Believe me, that is the only way for you to start understand life. Everybody needs some time alone, to ponder on the purpose, the reasons and the truths. Repent, the road to a humble person, to stop by and smell the roses.

I still remember that day as a daring boy after a daring road rush accident. On bed in great pain involuntarily I cried for my mother. "Mum it is painful..." My mun while sitting next to me said "There is nothing mum can do, bare it!" and she left. I thought to myself, if mum can't help, who can? While a wounded boy, at a blink of an eye, I thought of God and eased myself with a silent prayer. This easing let to a greater understand why I was where I was. It sounds common sense now, but not to that fearless boy, at the face of excitement and a challenged ego. From my face to toes I have 19 permanent scars with a story and an unforgettable lesson attached to each. Once you submit to natures cause of laws, clearing the confusions of life to understand the truths, the reasons, the right and wrong you are faced with the next stage, power.

The Four Stages of A Man's Life: Stage 01: Fear

When life befit as mundane with all reflections nixed, the facts and fictions separated by a hair's breadth, you scarcely remember were you learn what you learn. Following is based on an inspiration, a confusing but stimulating inspiration with my smoke as my best friend.

I came to this epiphany a few years back of the four stages or obstacles of a man's life. Some pass through all, some don't. Some climb through all, some get stuck in a loop. Some jump back and forth between stages. As we say too much of anything is good for nothing, even fun can be boring and I have been there. Having all that you want can be boring, and you feel like ruining it so you can start all over again, I have been there too. It is really amazing how the reality is so funny when you are not having fun.

The first stage of life is fear! We are born to the world with a host of fear. We fear the night, the darkness, loneliness. We fear the animals, insects, creepers and the unseen. As a baby we feared a lot, if we only remember! Even to some grownups fear still seems to be a mystery. However, with time we learn to face our fears and defy it.

I still remember as a boy I used to have a dream, the same dream over and over for several months. It was a dark night, no obstacles, no tree, no building, no objects, no sky, no ground and nobody else. Just me and a huge 40 feet dark hairy giant stumping after me. I ran until I got so tired and always wake up sweated with heavy breathing. I did endured this for hundreds of times. One day while running in my dream, I thought to myself, "How long will I run like this? Stop and fight, the worst is death and its over!" So I stopped, turned and looked up at the giant ogre. It was scary looking at those glowing giant red eyes. After staring for few seconds it vanished to thin air and I woke up. I don’t know how but that day marked the birth of a fearless little boy. No fear of death, animals, night, the unknown or even phantoms.

I remember when I used to fear centipedes, one day while in the toilet bowl a rather large centipede was heading my way. The toilet was clean white so it was really prominent on the floor. I looked at it and I knew of my fear but thought I will face it. I stayed motionless with my eyes fixed on it, while it came zigzagging toward me at a rapid speed. It touched my right toe stayed there for a couple of seconds and turned around and rested halfway near the wall. I said to myself "Was I afraid of that little creature?", smiled and finished my business killing it.

So I now believe every man have to face his fears or stay running away from it until it engulf them to madness. Once you defy your fears, you are faced with the next stage of life which is confusion and understanding...