Well, while we are here, there are many people like me, who would reach a stage in their lives, where they involuntarily give up everything that has happened to them in the past, just so they can say that they're modern and civilized.
私と同じように多くの人々が 人生のある時点で 不本意ながらも 過去に起きたことを 全て諦めることで 近代的で文化的な自分を 手に入れたと思うでしょう