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THE LIFE OF MAN

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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Mar 31, 1874

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 43, No. 16.

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THE LIFE OF MAN.

How graphically the varied aspects of the leaf picture the various aspects of man's life! The tenderness of its budding and blooming in spring, when that rich golden-green glints on it that comes only once a year, represents the bright beauty and innocence of youth, when every sunrise brings its fresh, glad hopes, and every night its holy, trustful calm. The dark greenness and fresh vigor of the summer leaf portray the strength and self-reliance of manhood; while its fading hues on the trees, and its rustling heaps on the ground, typify the decay and feebleness of old age, and that mysterious passing away which is the doom of every mortal. The autumn leaf is gorgeous in color, but it lacks the balmy scent and dewy freshness of hopeful spring; life is rich and bright in its meridian splendor; deep are the hues of maturity, and noble is the beauty of success; but who would not give it all for the tender sweetness and promise of life's morning hour? Happy they who keep the child's heart warm and soft over the sad experiences of old age, whose life declines as these last September days go out with the rich tints of autumn and the blue skies of June.