Match the words in column A with their meanings in column B. Complete the summary of the poem with the words given below.

Step 1: Match the words in Column A with their meanings in Column B.

• a. griping $\rightarrow$ vi. moaning about something
• b. grievances $\rightarrow$ iii. complaints
• c. fault $\rightarrow$ vii. error, defect, flaw
• d. compassion $\rightarrow$ i. sympathy and concern for others' feelings
• e. generosity $\rightarrow$ iv. kindness with giving time, money, etc.
• f. fainthearted $\rightarrow$ v. lacking courage

Step 2: Complete the summary of the poem with the given words. Words to use: past, compassion, faults, waste, beauty

Life could be both short and long depending on how you perceive it. It is too short to waste our time in worries about the past, finding others' faults or wrong doings. But it is long enough to have made beauty and have compassion and kindness for the needy.