tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672814169305546493.post5046058772386238312..comments2013-09-11T22:04:45.113-05:00Comments on Smoke and Rain: Aging and The Family TreeSmoke and Rainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12858386559814526541noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672814169305546493.post-36520148458734911462011-10-27T10:52:51.635-05:002011-10-27T10:52:51.635-05:00From the age of about 18 until 30, when hormones a...From the age of about 18 until 30, when hormones are strong, emotions surge, and every issue is a crisis, ones mind is flooded with questions. Do I have a purpose in life? What should be my profession? What do I believe about . . . ? Is there a God, and if so, what are God's characteristics? Is there life after death? What is death? And so on ad infinitum. <br /><br />From 30 until about 50, one learns to live with the lack of satisfactory answers. Often occupational concerns, marital relationships, or parental duties crowd out the above questions. During this period one usually becomes more self-tolerant and objective about his own characteristics. <br /><br />After the age of 50, one sometimes returns to introspection and meditation, but with a calmer mind. Many of the above questions remain unanswered but this is O.K. By then, one has fulfilled his part in the genealogical scheme of things.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com