Original artwork, not a still
Dramatis Personae ‧ 1864
Grow old along with me! The best is yet to be, The last of life, for which the first was made: Our times are in his hand Who saith, “A whole I planned, Youth shows but half; trust God: see all, nor be afraid!”
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The invitation to grow older together rests on trust that later life belongs to a larger whole. Youth is treated as incomplete rather than as the only valuable period. Shared ageing becomes a prospect of fulfilment, with faith offering a reason to face what remains without fear.
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