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This reads as a sober reflection on aging, not as surrender but as an act of care and discipline. It can be taken to mean that getting older asks for acceptance, restraint, and dignity, especially when the body or status no longer behaves as it once did. It lands when someone is facing loss of ease or control.
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Originally said in English.
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About Kilroy J. Oldster
Kilroy J. Oldster is quoted here; further biographical details are not publicly available.
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