Birth: Extremely delicate stage, needs constant nurturing, heavy investment of time, moderate resources input
Growth: More resources expenditure in schools, college, extracurricular activities, moderate investment of time
Maturity: Little resource expenditure, maintain and improve, constant learning
Decline and death: Heavy resource expenditure on medical care, heavy investment of time, record keeping for posterity
These cycles can also be applied to business phases, industries and other activities that are subject to cyclic nature.
What cycle of life are we in? A very pertinent question that we should always ask ourselves.