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Stage 2 Of Man’s Life
By peace | May 26, 2006
Stage 2 - Older, smarter, but not wise yet
In this stage: You think with your heart and brain.
Your mentor: People who have accomplished what you want to achieve.
The second stage of life starts when things just start to “click.” Things that weren’t clear before suddenly come into focus.
You start to understand how the world works and realize that only the guys with power and money mean anything because they control all the chips in the world. In the game of life, they’re always the players at the table who make the decisions.
You realize that life is a game, and that even though there are rules, it is those who bend them to the extreme who get ahead in life. And at times, if there are no rules in the game, that’s okay too, and you learn how to play along. You realize the world is great but corrupt, and you must adapt.
If you don’t know what I’m talking about, you’re still in Stage 1, even if your driver’s license says you were born in 1952. Those who know what I’m talking about know that I don’t need to explain what these “rules” are. There is no damn instruction booklet you get on your 30th birthday. They know what they are because they understand the ways of the world. It’s all about the “click” theory. Capisce ? No? Wait a few years.
You start to respect and appreciate authority.
At this point in your life, you’ve come to appreciate and respect the need for structure, for authority. You begin to fear things; fear the risk of failure, fear the consequences of actions, fear not being right. But it doesn’t stop you from trying to execute your ambition. You’re just smarter about how you accomplish your goals. You still love women, but you don’t chase them anymore. By now you’ve picked the three women in your life: your wife, your mistress, and your girlfriend. I sound like a freaking horoscope over here.
What should you be doing in this stage? You should still be learning and listening, but now you’re taking action too. You realize that you’re not going to be a trainee for life; you will be a student and then become a teacher. You start figuring things out and start delivering results. This is the enlightenment stage of your life and you revel in the chance to fulfill your destiny as a man. (Now I really like sound like a testa di merda with all this philosophy crap.)
Most importantly, you stop being a cafone . You don’t make dumb mistakes anymore. You make smart mistakes.
Biggest strength: You come to realize that you’re a student, and life is your teacher.
Biggest weakness: You’re still not a complete man; your legacy is unclear.
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