I am young and tall, I am old and short. I glow with life and die in the wind. What am I?

A candle.. Fresh candle = tall. Used = stub. Lit = glowing. A breeze ends it. Four states of a candle, written as one little life.

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A candle. — Fresh candle = tall. Used = stub. Lit = glowing. A breeze ends it. Four states of a candle, written as one little life.