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Question
Discuss with your partner the different stages in the growth of man from a new born to an adult
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Solution
An infant pukes in the mother’s arms. As he is unable to articulate his needs, he keeps on crying like a kitten. Then he goes to school giving up his freedom. He is made to learn things he doesn’t want to learn. Then he becomes an adult hopelessly in love. He wastes his purple youth writing love letters or songs admiring the beauty of his love. Some join the army or police force to serve the nation. At the peak of adulthood, they are quite touchy about honor and believe it to be more important than life itself.
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