Answer:
When I point up itβs bright. When I point down itβs dark.
Curtail me thrice I am a youth; behead me once a snake; complete I'm often used in truth when certain steps you'd take.
I am alive without breath and cold as death. I am never thirsty but always drinking.
Six letters it contains. Take away the last and only twelve remains. What is the word?
A necessity to some a treasure to many I'm best enjoyed among pleasant company. Some like me hot some like me cold. Some prefer mild some like me bold.
What is always coming but never arrives?