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Margaret Mead

It is utterly false and cruelly arbitrary to put all the play and learning into childhood, all the work into middle age, and all the regrets into old age.

Margaret Mead

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Margaret Mead is criticizing the idea that only children should have fun and learn, adults should only work hard, and old people should only feel regret. She believes this division is unfair and unrealistic because life should have a balance of play, work, and reflection at every age.

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