Approaching Late 50's 

        I'm now 55. Though health issues sometimes confront, but thanks God that overall I can still say that I'm healthy. I need to be because of the herculean tasks that lay on my shoulders. I have still two daughters who are in school, one in college and one in Grade 12. I have my expanded family who also rely on my financial help. My work as a principal also demand that I should be always at the prime of health.

     Various authors have elaborately discussed that we as humans have passages in every decades our lives. Erick Erickson is famous for his stages of human development theory. That for every stage, there are values and expectations that are associated as we aged.

    Now that I'm approaching late 50's, I observe that my economic value still need to be improved as the needs are still all time high. In terms of philosophy and religious outlook in life, I think I already reach my conviction. I accept that I am a believer in One True God. I believe that I should also help those who have less in life and especially the oppressed classes of peasants and workers.

    In terms of personal attitude, I observe that I am more vocal and assertive. In my job as a school principal, I need that I should be firm with my decision and should really say what is really true without sugar coating in my words. 

    I am also thanking the Almighty that  He helped me survives so many adversities in life and had elevated my economic and leadership status as a president of Teachers' Federation in our City.

    Hopefully, the remaining years of my being 50 would be spent in many productive projects and activities that do not only benefit me and my family but also my teaching sector, students and my community and country.