Each soul has a path in to which it is to go. The way you chose at the time is by your own experience's at that time in your quest for what and whom you really are. There is nothing that can stop you from doing what you wish as long as there is no harm done to others on your way. Each soul you meet in your brief time in this world was meant for you to learn from or with. As in a friend may have been your brother, father, or spouse in a past life, Your soul intertwines between lifetime's, but you do also meet new souls that are brought into your circle for reasons of your learning at the time. Use each meeting as a lesson in which you are to have in the process of your spiritual {soulistic}education.
As a person grows in age they grow in wisdom, use this to grow completely. Every thing that happens is for a task or challenge that is needed to learn. In Astrology they have the 12 sign's and each one signifies a period of years in a normal life. Which is the first or last depends on when your soul was born/made, in what ever way you feel you have become what you are. When you reach the last stage, grade, state you then go on to the next level of learning. In all religions except a few it says be kind, caring, compassionate, and loving to all and not judge. They all believe in a higher power/god and that it is all around us. It is in us all !
Each occurrence in your life is to help you with finding out who you yourself truly is, as a person and completely with all that is around you and with-in you. When you find out whom you really are that is the time when you will be at complete peace with yourself. If all a person can do is look at what they can get then that is not a truly complete person. If you are completely at peace with whom you are then you will be able to see the true soul's that are to be in your life.