The document summarizes Ben Jonson's poem "It's Not Growing Like a Tree". The poem contrasts the life cycles of trees and humans. It notes that for trees, growing large in size over hundreds of years until eventually falling does not necessarily make a good or meaningful life. In contrast, short-lived flowers like lilies that live only a day can still be beautiful and their brief lives perfect. The poem suggests that for humans, a long life is not inherently better and that living in a focused, meaningful way for a short period can be better than existing for a long time without purpose.