Character: trans. from English D. Orlovskaya

"Papa William," said the inquisitive son, "Your head is all set to a new place,
But you are healthy and strong, having lived to gray hair,
What do you think is the big deal?
"In his early youth," the elder said in response, "I knew: our spring is fleeting.
And I have been healthing since infancy,
I didn't waste my energy carelessly.