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Which stage of life is the most important? Some might claim that infancy is the key stage, when a baby’s brain is wide open to new experiences that will influence all the rest of its later life. Others might argue that it’s adolescence or young adulthood, when physical health is at its peak. Many cultures around the world value late adulthood more than any other, arguing that it is at this stage that the human being has finally acquired the wisdom necessary to guide others. Who is right? The truth of the matter is that every stage of life is equally significant and necessary for the welfare of humanity. In my book The Human Odyssey: Navigating the Twelve Stages of Life, I’ve written that each stage of life has its own unique “gift” to contribute to the world. We need to value each one of these gifts if we are to truly support the deepest needs of human life. Here are what I call the twelve gifts of the human life cycle:

Nick_A wrote:We know that those favoring abortions of convenience do not have respect for the first stage of life. But what of the other eleven? Those favoring abortion agree that respect for life is selective. There is life you respect and life you don’t. In which of these twelve stages is it permissible and or beneficial to destroy human life?

http://www.institute4learning.com/stages_of_life.php

Which stage of life is the most important? Some might claim that infancy is the key stage, when a baby’s brain is wide open to new experiences that will influence all the rest of its later life. Others might argue that it’s adolescence or young adulthood, when physical health is at its peak. Many cultures around the world value late adulthood more than any other, arguing that it is at this stage that the human being has finally acquired the wisdom necessary to guide others. Who is right? The truth of the matter is that every stage of life is equally significant and necessary for the welfare of humanity. In my book The Human Odyssey: Navigating the Twelve Stages of Life, I’ve written that each stage of life has its own unique “gift” to contribute to the world. We need to value each one of these gifts if we are to truly support the deepest needs of human life. Here are what I call the twelve gifts of the human life cycle:

Nick_A wrote:We know that those favoring abortions of convenience do not have respect for the first stage of life. But what of the other eleven? Those favoring abortion agree that respect for life is selective. There is life you respect and life you don’t. In which of these twelve stages is it permissible and or beneficial to destroy human life?

http://www.institute4learning.com/stages_of_life.php

Which stage of life is the most important? Some might claim that infancy is the key stage, when a baby’s brain is wide open to new experiences that will influence all the rest of its later life. Others might argue that it’s adolescence or young adulthood, when physical health is at its peak. Many cultures around the world value late adulthood more than any other, arguing that it is at this stage that the human being has finally acquired the wisdom necessary to guide others. Who is right? The truth of the matter is that every stage of life is equally significant and necessary for the welfare of humanity. In my book The Human Odyssey: Navigating the Twelve Stages of Life, I’ve written that each stage of life has its own unique “gift” to contribute to the world. We need to value each one of these gifts if we are to truly support the deepest needs of human life. Here are what I call the twelve gifts of the human life cycle:

Dalek Prime wrote:Veg, this forum has gone to hell ever since Walker, Nick and yio came on board. Hopefully they go back to school in the fall.

vegetariantaxidermy wrote:

Dalek Prime wrote:Veg, this forum has gone to hell ever since Walker, Nick and yio came on board. Hopefully they go back to school in the fall.

I agree. I wonder if nick and walker are the same person.

Dalek Prime wrote:

vegetariantaxidermy wrote:

Dalek Prime wrote:Veg, this forum has gone to hell ever since Walker, Nick and yio came on board. Hopefully they go back to school in the fall.

I agree. I wonder if nick and walker are the same person.

They certainly have a bromance going.

Dalek Prime wrote:You mean 'mutual masturbation society', no?

vegetariantaxidermy wrote:

Dalek Prime wrote:You mean 'mutual masturbation society', no?

Yep. They do seem to be interchangeable.

1. Prebirth: Potential – The child who has not yet been born could become anything – a Michaelangelo, a Shakespeare, a Martin Luther King – and thus holds for all of humanity the principle of what we all may yet become in our lives.

2. Birth: Hope – When a child is born, it instills in its parents and other caregivers a sense of optimism; a sense that this new life may bring something new and special into the world. Hence, the newborn represents the sense of hope that we all nourish inside of ourselves to make the world a better place.

Nick_A wrote:1. Prebirth: Potential – The child who has not yet been born could become anything – a Michaelangelo, a Shakespeare, a Martin Luther King –

Or, tragically, a Nick_A.