Age - of Man
Illustration★★But few men die of old age. Almost all die of disappointment, passionate, mental, or bodily toil, or accident. The passions kill men sometimes even suddenly. The common expression, “choked with passion,” has little exaggeration in it; for even, though not suddenly fatal, strong passions shorten life. Strong-bodied men die young— weak men live longer than the strong, for the strong use their strength, and the weak have none to use.
Blackwood.
The point
Most people die not simply of old age but from the toll of passions, stress, and toil rather than time itself.
Audience
Adults
Tone
Reflective · Sobering
To tell aloud
under a minute · 71 words