This world's work is hard for most of us.

Life is not play to any who take it earnestly.
And many persons yield to the weight of a duty, and let themselves be bent down under it.

We see men bowing under their load, until their very body grows crooked, and they can look only downward.

We see them become prematurely old.

The light goes out of their eyes; the freshness fades out of their cheeks; the sweetness leaves their spirit.
Few things in life are sadder than the way some people let themselves be bent down by their load of duty or care.