Quarter Century Life

"How did i get here?" and "Where am I going?" are two questions that have bedeviled humans beings from the beginning of rime. P Rodger Wilson's new book, Quarter Century Life, compactly examines how we learn to deal with the various challenges associated with the ages and stages of our lives. In bite-sizes chapters, it emphasizes the importance of remembering the lessons of our childhood (even if it was unhappy), embracing new opportunities served up by adulthood, and striving to live a full and authentic existence to the end. The inclusion of Wilson's personal anecdotes and the importance of mastering basic life skills to be self sufficient make the text as approachable for first-time parent as it is to fully-fledged adults navigating each quarter-century of their life times.

If humans came with their own operating manual, P Rodger Wilson's Quarter Century Life would likely be it. The incorporation of simple mathematical equations serves up a continuum of what can be expected during the single digits and the double digits of everyone's cognitive development, age appropriate behaviors and relational interactions. While a baby, toddler, or even a adolescent obviously couldn't grasp the significance of the progressive plots being described. their adult selves can easily enjoy in retrospect how and why they are turning out as they are and, accordingly, whether they are happy with the results. How they were nurtured or how they were ignored, Wilson points out, are contributing factors in whether the individuate compels them to take pride in their unique personalities or constantly  struggle to fit in with the desired crowd and be a accepted. Discovering our own adaptability and resiliency to life's curve-balls is another important concept in this book, as is the invaluable lesson to recognize the things we can change and the things we can't.