The Taste of Life
The adolescent usually loves soft drinks for their sweetness and variety. He knows nothing of sadness and his taste of life is sweetness to the exclusion of all the others. In his eyes the world is full of facets just as soft drinks are varied in flavor.
Youth sees him usually on a job or in a love. Now， soft drinks will have to give the way to coffee， which is bitter yet somewhat sweet and fragrant it gives a stimulating sensation suggestive of maturity， appealing to him， as he is fickle and moody. At this stage， he begins his career full of ambition and ideals. However， either his work or his love affairs may bring small setbacks， for which he is sometimes seen forcing a tearful smile. Considerations of gains and losses seem to him an enjoyment as a torture.
Middle age turns him to tea that gives a delicate fragrance very gradual to come out， only discernible off and on. It is bland and elegant， deep and profound. It never stimulates your sense of taste but a sip of it will leave a faint fragrance lingering in your mouth. Free from impractical longings and fully aware of the evanescent beauty of the sunset， he cherishes every minute of the day and each day of his is sweetened with a small but real happiness.
The elderly drinks plain boiled water which is devoid of saccharin， caffeine， or theophyline. Its taste yields a little bit of sweetness. He has been tossed in life’s storms and taught by rough and bitter experience to him now as transient as a fleeting cloud， for this is the time he can sit comfortably in an armchair letting his minds wander. All that happened in the past and all that exist in the world seem to him as plain and insipid as water.
由於汽水味甜且口味繁多，通常少年們都喜歡喝。無憂無慮的他們認為，生活的滋味就隻是單純的甜蜜。世界在他們眼裏，也像口味多樣的汽水一樣豐富多彩。
而那些眼中隻有工作和愛情的青年人，卻用苦中微甜並伴有芳香的咖啡代替了汽水。因為，多愁善感的青年人都深深迷戀著咖啡那種成熟的刺激感。在這一時期，躊躇滿誌的年輕人開始了自己的事業。然而，有時年輕人不得不強顏歡笑，因為事業和愛情都不會是一帆風順的，都會有挫折。對他們而言，體味得失都是痛並快樂著。