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Originally Posted by Supperman
"Do not regret growing older. It's a privilege denied to many."
Hi.
Please teach me about the meaning of it. I'm at a loss how to interpret this saying.
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OH, I think I got it.
Don't regret to become older, because many people die young.
Right??
But somehow it seems to be a wrong interpretation, yet.
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I know I'm repeating others' answers here, but I think that interpretation you gave is the correct one. The privilege being mentioned is that of growing older, not the feeling of regretting growing older. In fact, since the saying advises against that regret, it clearly must not consider the regret a "privilege" at all.
Personally, when I'm speaking with someone who is complaining about getting older, I've become fond of joking, "It beats the alternative." Of course, the only real alternative to getting older is being dead.
And as you get older, you may start to know more people who themselves have lost that privilege of getting older, because they have met with a premature death.
Apologies if this was an overly somber or confusing answer.