三生荣枯一去荒芜
[sān shēng róng kū yī qù huāng wú]
The term expresses that through multiple lifetimes, the splendor and decay (prosperity and decline) ultimately end in desolation. The person perhaps is looking back on his life or experiences that eventually lead to barrenness, reflecting an evocative sense of life's fleeting nature and the vicissitudes of time.