Taken back

Actually I wanted to post this since 2 days ago but I didn't know how to word it. I thought I will just write what happened.

2 days ago I was on the train back from work. I was of course on my 3DS trying to get as much progress as possible on my Etrian Odyssey 4 from my commute. About 2 stops away from my station, someone gave up a seat to an lady in her 80s. This is becoming a common thing which I am glad we are moving towards.

She was thanking the man in 50s for giving her the seat. Then she said something that I couldn't get out of my head. "It is such a pain with growing old. I can't stand for too long and do anything" The man asked how old is she. She says she is 80 and then she said,"I wish I am dead and be done with life".

The man quickly told her to not to think about living that way. Even gave her some money to make her day better. She thank that man profusely.

That statement "I wish I am dead and be done with life", it had so many things about it that kept me thinking even till now. I wanted to write what I thought but I thought I would like to hear some opinions about this.

Thanks again ahead of time for anyone who is willing to comment on this.

P.S. The conversation is spoken in Hokkien if anyone wondered. I can give the person the exact words she said in hokkien through an audio file since I have no idea how to word it in text.