Two worn wooden chairs face a round table with two cups and a small vase in warm afternoon light.

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Rabbi Ben Ezra

Robert Browning

Grow old along with me! The best is yet to be, the last of life, for which the first was made.

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What it means

Our interpretation.

Growing older is offered as a shared prospect with something still to look forward to. The later part of life is given purpose, rather than treated as an afterthought. The invitation makes companionship part of that confidence, asking another person to remain alongside the speaker.

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