An old man is a thief. What does Confucius mean by this sentence?

Many people in China today, especially the young people born after 1980s, are greatly influenced by "Western-style" culture and education, so their understanding, cognition, interpretation and interpretation of China traditional culture and China traditional classics are poor, and what's more, they completely distort the original intention, meaning and implication of the author's original text. Many classical Chinese texts in traditional Chinese studies can't be understood literally, and many of them are common words. Especially in the pre-Qin period in the history of China, the use of interchangeable characters was fashionable and popular at that time, in the modern China vernacular.

Answer the question. First of all, answer and explain what Confucius once said: Being old and never dying is a thief. This sentence does not mean disrespect for the elderly. It is precisely because Confucius especially respects the elderly that he said the value of this sentence.

Confucius once said: Being old and never dying is a thief. The word "thief" in this sentence has its original meaning and meaning. Translated into modern Chinese vernacular, it means to live a long and healthy life and become a genius.

Confucius once said: Being old and never dying is a thief. The word "thief" in this sentence, translated into modern Chinese vernacular, means that people are still full of vigor, sensitive spirit and flexible mind when they are old, and they have not suffered from Alzheimer's disease and become prodigies.

Confucius once said: Being old and never dying is a thief. According to the literal meaning of modern Chinese, the word "thief" in this sentence cannot be understood as a derogatory term. It seems that the old people have become bad people, cunning, treacherous, traitors, thieves and so on. People who hold this view are completely wrong and absurd.

Confucius once said: Being old and never dying is a thief. According to idealism, the word "thief" in this sentence means that old people bring misfortune to their descendants, and some of their descendants will be short-lived. A man (father, father-in-law) is a man (daughter-in-law) and a woman (mother, in-laws) is a man (son).