佚名/Anonymous
Ithinkthat, fromabiologicalstandpoint, , , followedbyawkwardadolescencetryingawkwardlytoadaptitselftomaturesociety, withitsyoungpassionsandfollies, itsidealsandambitions; thenitreachesamanhoodofintenseactivities, profitingfromexperienceandlearningmoreaboutsocietyandhumannature; atmiddleage, thereisaslighteasingoftension, amellowingofcharacterliketheripeningoffruitorthemellowingofgoodwine, andthegradualacquiringofamoretolerant, morecynicalandatthesametimeakindlierviewoflife; theninthesunsetofourlife, theendocrineglandsdecreasetheiractivity, andifwehaveatruephilosophyofoldageandhaveorderedourlifepatternaccordingtoit, itisforustheageofpeaceandsecurityandleisureandcontentment; finally, lifeflickersoutandonegoesintoeternalsleep, , toappreciate, aswedoingrandsymphonies, itsmaintheme, itsstrainsofconflictandthefinalresolution.
Themovementsofthesecyclesareverymuchthesameinanormallife, , , .
Noonecansaythatalifewithchildhood, manhoodandoldageisnotabeautifularrangement; thedayhasitsmorning, noonandsunset, andtheyearhasitsseasons, , , noonebutaconceitedfooloranimpossibleidealistcandenythathumanlifecanbelivedlikeapoem.
