His fifth stage of life starts when he is 18 years of age. He is then compared to a mule. A halter and lead is placed over him. He takes a wife and he has to work and slave to support a family.
In the sixth stage of life he is compared to a dog that has to continually seek food for his hungry brood. He loses all sense of shame when it comes to supporting his growing family.
He may become senile in his last stage of life. His main role in life has now become to play with children. People just tolerate him.
Time To Depart
When his time comes to depart from this world, the malach who prepared him for this world, appears before him and asks, “Do you recognize me?”
The neshama replies, “Yes, I know you. Why do you come to me today?”
“I have come to take you out of this world. You have completed your allotted span of life.”
The neshama begins to cry and is heard all over the world, but normal human beings whose senses are not attuned to the spiritual sphere where it resounds cannot hear it.
“You’ve already taken me out of one world to place me into this world. Must you continuously bother me?”
The malach replies, “I have told you once before that you are created against your will; you are born against your will; you will die against your will and you will have to stand trial on the Day of Judgement against your will.
“Today is the day you will die. Come with me to stand trial.”
And the neshama rejoices as it journeys back home to rest with its Creator.