Everybody passes through different stages in life, from their childhood to adulthood. As we get older, we experience changes in our physical appearance, the things that we value, the morals we uphold, and the aspects of life we consider important. Because of these transformations we go through, our priorities in life and the things we consider important change with it.

When we were babies, our main priority was to just eat and sleep. We basically don’t do anything other than feed and doze off. When we became kids, our priority was to always play and have our parents buy us the newest toy in the market. What’s important for us is to have friends to share our toys and play with. We try to collect all kinds of our favorite toys, like different Barbie dolls for girls and toy cars for boys.

When we reach our adolescent age, our priority is to fit in with our peers and the society. Teen girls try to be skinny and attractive for the opposite sex, while teen boys try to buff up and look mature. As we start into college, our priorities change into getting good grades and graduate so that our transcript of records would be competitive when we start looking for a job. As we became young professionals. our priority was to be a part of an established company where we can grow both personally and professionally. Those with the financial resources may start building their own business and put all their time, effort, and knowledge to make it grow and prosper.

When we reach our late 20’s and onwards, settling down may be one of our priorities. We try to socialize and meet as many people as possible to meet that one individual we’ll fall in love and spend the rest of our life with. Some people who get married make getting pregnant their main priority. They want to conceive to start a family where they can share and extend the overflowing love they have. At this point in life, some women make being a homemaker their utmost priority. They stop working and just be a plain housewife who tends to all the needs of her husband and children. She makes sure that their home is always clean and in order. She drives the kids to and from school and teaches or helps them with their lessons. She also makes sure that dinner is ready when their husband gets home at night after a long day’s work. What is important is for her family to be taken care of and live comfortably. Still, some women and mostly husbands prioritize in improving professionally and reach the highest possible position they can to ensure their financial security.

When people reach middle age and older, one of the most important prioriies for them is to stay healthy and prolong their life. At this age, most people are more prone to illnesses in connection to getting old. They try and drink different vitamins and food supplements that can contribute to their overall well being and health. As they reach their retirement age and are no longer working, their priorities change to just enjoying themselves and maybe do some of the things they didn’t have time doing when they were still busy in the hustle and bustle life of a career person. This may include traveling or doing some light sports like golf. They also just want to enjoy the company of their grown-up children and grandchildren and play the devoted grandparents.

It is true that our priorities change as we get older, simply because our needs change as we pass to the different stages of life. We undergo different steps, development, and transformation that make us require and necessitate various things.