In fact, this sentence means that if you reach a certain age, you will die of natural causes even if terrorists don't come to take your life. Therefore, scholars are very taboo about these two numbers, and never use 73 and 84 easily!
Because they represent the end of life. And everyone wants to stay in this world for a while, and they don't want to say goodbye to this world. But life will come to an end, just like a candle, it will always go out. So these two numbers became forbidden areas for ancient people.
However, some people who have read many poetry books will find that there are numbers 73 and 84 in many literary masterpieces, such as Sanyan Erpai, which says that 73 and 84 are mentioned. "
"Water Margin" even wrote: "That woman is sitting at the table with a mouth of 73.84." However, in these two places, 7384 is quoted to describe people's words, which are inexhaustible and meaningful, and are also made up when savoring them carefully, instead of praising them with two numbers.
In fact, there is still one point that has been ignored by future generations. These 73 and 84 years were the time when Confucius and Mencius, two great literati, died. Confucius is a great Confucian scholar in China. He made many contributions to the country all his life, at the age of 73. Mencius is a disciple of Confucius and has a high literary accomplishment. He died at the age of 84.
Because Confucius and Mencius made great contributions to the development of ancient culture in China, their life span has always been respected by future generations, who regarded it as the rule of the world.