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The point of the article.. (the positive spin as you put it) is that one's mental state due to increased wisdom and experienced puts one in a better position to achieve or appreciate the milestones that may have not worked out at a younger age. Fame in the example of the musician, finding appreciation in a partner in the older couple, etc.

The message is around things happening in their due course rather than in some sort of age-delimited set of phases.

While idealistic, it's more optimistic than the feeling of having failed many of us feel as we compare ourselves to others.




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