First is the stage of a student, and second is the stage when he works as an officer. The third stage is when he would have retired from all work. Here we should recognise that a retired officer does not go to work in any institution, he stays at home and involves himself in activities that interest him. Looking at him, if a young boy in the house says he will also not go to college because the older person is not going, it is not correct. This retired officer would have attended college, done everything needed to learn in a college and thereafter attended his office and performed duties prescribed for him and then retired. Without being a student first and then fulfilling your duty as an officer, you cannot become an officer deserving a pension and rest. So too, you must first learn the education relating to the Atma; thereafter, involve yourself in work that is ordained and then take rest and enjoy the bliss that is given by the knowledge of the Atma. Without working, it is not possible for us to understand the aspect of Dharma. Without knowing the full meaning of Dharma or right conduct, one cannot reach Brahman. – Summer Showers, Jun 13, 1974.