20220519 : Asset... Liability... and end
When we are young (toddler, kids, adolescents), we are soaking up everything around us. Affection, education, professional skills, life skills, etc. Our partners and society in general look after us. They don't see us as a drain but an investment. Not monetarily, just socially - investment into the next generation. When we become adults, till we can participate in any productive way - we contribute. We may be monetarily or materially compensated, but in general we contribute. Work, care, education, defence, whatever - we contribute. We are an asset to the society. After this period of being socially productive and contributions, I think we move to a self sufficient sustainable phase. If we have planned well, we may have a nest egg also. Else, we just sustain doing whatever is required. In many places, there may be some sort of pension etc. Its a broad statement - but generally sustaining. At some stage, we become weaker. Weaker physically, weaker mentally, weaker with resources may