All of these have a longer school-life, and by their own actions they delay their entry upon the real life of the higher worlds.
For this is a school in which no pupil ever fails; every one must go on to the end.

He has no choice as to that; but the length of time which he will take in qualifying himself for the higher examinations is left entirely to his own discretion.

The wise pupil, seeing that school-life is not a thing in itself, but only a preparation for a more glorious and far wider life, endeavours to comprehend as fully as possible the rules of his school, and shapes his life in accordance with them as closely as he can, so that no time may be lost in the learning of whatever lessons are necessary.

He co-operates intelligently with the Teachers, and sets himself to do the maximum of work which is possible for him, in order that as soon as he can he may come of age and enter into his kingdom as a glorified ego.
Theosophy explains to us the laws under which this school-life must be lived, and in that way gives a great advantage to its students.

The first great law is that of evolution.