Life Cycles

 

It was the other day I officially joined the third floor. I remember someone telling me that this would hit different, then I bluffed until today I felt something delightful. Gone are the days when someone asked you your age, and it would like an old twenty-eight or a lazy twenty-nine now it would be a fresh thirty. It could turn out to be an adventure or even another decade of self-discovery. I then realized that the twenties were similar to a sand storm. All the tantrums sort of happen during this period. Especially the adaptation from school to work life. The freedom, the money not forgetting the thrills that tag along, and the pressure of a young family to those who chose that road. Nonetheless, besides these tantrums that come with age, I would suppose learning life cycles of our forefather would come in handy in solving some of this critical challenges we faced in our twenties.

            So, before I ventured into writing for passion and profession, I was an Economics and Finance student at the Kenyatta University and had eyes fixed at working at an audit firm. Nonetheless, seems the Almighty had set a path for me in publishing. As of January 2023, I joined a local college studying Information Technology, and to add to the matter, a peek into what my forefathers were praised for could be one of the reasons I made the decision. And also thanks to Mark Manson’s book, “The Subtle Art”. It was during this period of my twenties that I happened to meet lots of people from different spheres of life. Into my transition into the third floor I came to realize that life is indeed a process-like journey. What we used to do and do not do any more is what those pips in their twenties are doing. I mean, makes sense right? Now, with that, seeing what our immediate fourth floor mates, and our forefathers, one would get to manage their years quite efficiently, and with this, this would in turn be an inspiration to some twenty-year old one day.

            In the then traditional societies, there was a prominent life cycle where in the case of our beloved sisters, there were levels attained over their years of existence. Then, it was easy for a young girl to find a mentor, someone they wished to become when they had children of their own. These levels were symbolized by the way the women decorated themselves. In addition, in some tribes like the Kikuyu, a woman with three or more mature children was allowed to drink some beer. It is in stances like these that made it a special affair to get to know about life cycles. In present day, being thirty opens doors to new perspectives on life. For instance, one needs a home, a business, a car, or even a promotion at work. All these are somewhat items that need focus and a clear thinking. And with the mastery of such, then one would have understood life cycles. It is so because as we grow older, we get new tastes for the same item and it is the same focus and a clear thinking that would transgress us to the next level, just as the Kikuyu women.

            Life cycles may at the start seem like an odd affair, a difficult affair, but in real sense, it is a realization that we can indeed have the best of what life has to offer. With these, we get to appreciate the heritage of our forefathers as we in turn make a brighter future for the younger generations. Knowing and understanding life cycle is a catapult to the achievement of our goals.