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.
由于汽水味甜且口味繁多，通常少年们都喜欢喝。无忧无虑的他们认为，生活的滋味就只是单纯的甜蜜。世界在他们眼里，也像口味多样的汽水一样丰富多彩。
而那些眼中只有工作和爱情的青年人，却用苦中微甜并伴有芳香的咖啡代替了汽水。因为，多愁善感的青年人都深深迷恋着咖啡那种成熟的刺激感。在这一时期，踌躇满志的年轻人开始了自己的事业。然而，有时年轻人不得不强颜欢笑，因为事业和爱情都不会是一帆风顺的，都会有挫折。对他们而言，体味得失都是痛并快乐着。