The Pearl of Life is a journey of a man's life and the changes that he goes through that transforms him into a better man. As the author travels through his life remembering all of the changes that he has witnessed, the reader examines the poems as a testimony to his struggles. In everybody's life we go through changes that transform us into the humans that we are meant to be. A journey that almost anybody can relate to in his or her own lives. A journey that teaches the author as much as the reader the true values of life. In order to better your life you must learn to study life.