Monday, 12 February 2007

Jawaani ke din chaar (the days of youth are but four)


The interesting concept here which I am trying to understand is does Jawaani refer to the youthful years say from 15 to 24? or does it cover the broader phase of early adulthood?

Researching into the semesters of life we can split these into six stages, which would support the argument that Jawaani really does end at 40 !

Stage Age
Infancy birth 0- 2
Childhood 2 - 12
Adolescence 13 - 19
Early Adulthood 20 - 39
Middle Adulthood 40 - 64
Late Adulthood 65+

Oh dear, I was hoping to be able to stretch the definition of Jawaani until my 50th birthday....but this scientific evidence proves otherwise. It's time to accept old father time has finally caught me up.

Old man signing off

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