A very short Dickens story relating our journey through life in 5 stages: Being merry when very young, playing while a child, in love as a young adult, being busy in middle age with a troup of family with you, and remembering in old age. Though sad throughout Dickens has a flash of uplift at the end. A classic story for the Christmas season when one tends to do summing up during the holiday and the about to be new year. Another Dickens must read. Read by an American voice by listener request.