Wherefore both when young and old a man must study philosophy, that as he grows old he may be young in blessings through the grateful recollection of what has been, and that in youth he may be old as well, since he will know no fear of what is to come.
I found Epicurus' understanding of both the young and old enlightening, especially as he regards both unique to how our society esteems those close to birth or death. I have never thought of a child as wise given their lack of fear of what is to come, but more so as just having a lack of knowledge of the future that leads to this sense of invincibility. Similarly, I appreciate how he describes the old as being young through their blessings because they have learned to appreciate them, thus creating what appears to be a greater abundance of blessings. Epicurus' understanding of the similarities between what we think of as vastly different age groups connects society through an appreciation for those different from us.