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ASR ON as, , PASSAGE 2, , seh a eople wishin, , Sood the Ops a he tht each ae gives him without wasting his time in, useless regrets. ; AB), , ike is a time when there ate few responsibilities to make life anaes = a, child has good parents, he is fed, looked after and loved, hast he sy . t is, improbable” that he will ever again in his life be given so muc eee aie, to do anything in return. In addition, life is always presenting new things to the, child — things that have lost their interest for older people because they are too, well-known. A child finds pleasure in playing in the rain, or in the snow. His first, visit to the seaside is a marvellous adventure. But a child has his pains : he is not so, free to do as he wishes as he thinks older: people are; he is continually being told not, to do things or being punished for what he has done wrong. His life is, therefore,, not perfectly happy. ad, , —, , NR, , 3 When the young man starts to earn his own living, he becomes free from the discipline, of school and parents; but at the same time, he is forced to accept responsibilities., He can no longer expect others to pay for his food, his clothes, and his room, but, has to work if he wants to live comfortably. If he spends most of his time playing, about in the way that he used to-as a child, he will go hungry. And if he breaks the, laws of society as he used to break, he must go to prison. If, however, he works, hard, keeps out of trouble and has good health, he can have the great happiness of, seeing himself make steady? progress in his job and of building up for himself his, own position in society., Old age has been thought of as the worst age to be in, but it is not ne ;, old to be unhappy. With old age should come wisdom and the ability Pepe, with useful advice. The old can have the joy of seeing their children making progress4, in life, they can watch their grandchildren growing up around them; ane, ‘ ss, best of all, they can, if their life has been a useful one,, p: ne through the battle of life safely and of having r, peel ack and rest, leaving others to continue the fight., , and perhaps ~, feel the happiness of having, eached a time when they can lie, , ' (2017)