(Add a one sentence summary of Lily’s speech and insert here.) The poem that is read in The Outsiders, called “Nothing Gold Can Stay”, by Robert Frost, supports the claim that one should be content with what one has because greatness never stays for long, and causes more sorrow than happiness. The poem states that, “Nature’s first green is gold; Her hardest hue to hold. Her early leaf’s a flower; But only so an hour” (Frost 1-4). At first, the pearl glowed with possibilities, but it only lasted for a short, sweet moment, and more sorrow than good came from it in the end. Life burns short and bright, yet the world mourns over death instead of celebrating the wonders and greatness of life. Another example that shows that being content with