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Sou um homem racional. Não adianta ficar lamentando a perda da juventude nem a mortalidade, o que importa é viver bem o presente, trabalhando e criando.
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The speaker rejects dwelling on lost youth or the fact of mortality. Instead, he presents a practical way to live: give attention to the present and use it for meaningful work and creation. The point is not to deny aging or death, but to avoid letting them take the place of living well now.
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