As I was developing my thoughts about our lives being divided up into 20-year increments, or scores of years, I began to see the first three score as a time growth. We gain friends, interests, and knowledge. We collect rocks, or stamps, or Barbie Dolls. We learn things and develop skills. We marry and have children. We get pets and buy homes. We grow our careers, sometimes moving from job to job and responsibility to responsibility. We gain opinions and political views and allegiances. Our … [Read more...]