Stages in 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 mentioned 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 as I inserted above. Well, it is acceptable that each person has their own view of life. In my own personal view, it is up to our own self to believe. No matter how many stages of human living, we should take things for granted. We don’t ever know when the world will be over. Life is irreplaceable to waste a single second. This is our destiny; we could not go against what has been destined by God just as what happened to Oedipus. Appreciate what we have today as if there is no tomorrow. Expect the unexpected.