STAGES OF HUMAN LIFE

Way Of Life

The Four Ages of Man
by William Butler Yeats

He with body waged a fight,
But body won; it walks upright.
Then he struggled with the heart;
Innocent and peace depart.
Then he struggled with the mind;
His proud heart he left behind.
Now his wars on God begin;
At stroke of midnight God shall win

There are seven stages of life in “As you like it” by Shakespeare; however, there are only four stages of life in “The Four Ages of Man” by William Butler Yeats. For Chinese, there are also four stages of life, which includes birth, aged, sickness and death. Chinese used four descriptions for human living: eat, drink, play and joy. Every person has different view of life.

I feel that no matter how many stages of human living, we must have the wisdom to number our life. This is because we might not able to complete every stage in our life. We don’t know when the world will be over neither do we know when we will pass away. Life is too short for us to waste a single day. Our life has been destined by God sovereign hand; no matter how well we plan our life, we cannot go against God just as what had happened to Oedipus. Treasure everyday of our life; we can plan our life but we need to live as if there is no tomorrow.

The short video I post up is taken from Metacafe.com; the title of the video is "way of life". This is a funny video that shows us how short is our life, and the background music of the video create the atmosphere of racing. Hope you all enjoy the video.