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Do you know Samuel Ullman's poem, ”Youth”?

The poem starts off with ”Youth is not a time of life – it is a state of mind” I’ve heard that famous people often quote from it So, what do I want to say about it?

I hate the poem

That's right, ever since I was young, I've hated it

Why? Because at that ti about

To be honest, the first ti to make fun of me?”

Wouldn't it be annoying if so you were self-conscious about?

This is the sa the poem itself No, it’s what the poem makes me want to say ”I already know I've lost my youth, you don't need to remind me”

Young people reading the poem probably wouldn't ponder too much about it

You knohen I was in ele – an athlete orwas possible

Later when I becaradually realized that I couldn't become a professional athlete So a perforly obvious that it was impossible for me to obtain the kind of showy life everyone vied for But there were still plenty of things I could do, I thought If I found that one thing I could do, I would then live happily

Once I entered high school, I came face to face with reality With my academic ability I couldn't enter a first-class university I was never going to be someone who could influence society in a substantial manner – for exaiant corporations Nevertheless, there had to be so would be okay once I found that, I thought

However, I also felt that I needed a guarantee I atte to a university MyI didn't particularly like All because I wanted to secure a job

Iat a local public university Nevertheless, I so fun instead ofmy dreams

Only on the year beforehelplessly about my career Even at that point, I tried in vain to make sure I would have a job

Co collapse However, the co collapsed despite its atteer able to dream, I became convinced that I had no choice but to accept reality

After that, I succeeded in ed to divorce thee of thirty-five Nevertheless, ood shape I believed that there was still a future for myself

At the age of forty, where half of my life had already ended, there weren'tdecisions is easy because there aren't any decisions left tobehind that The possibility ofsince passed away

When I turned forty-five, I began to feelI didn't even consider starting over anymore

I looked back on ht, how did I end up living this dull life? What would it be like if I was given the chance to start over?

Do you knohat humans consume in order to live?

Hu ”dreams”, in other words, ”opportunities”

When they're children, these ”dreas

Those who are successful in life are probably those who have the ability to skillfullyopportunities