The most accurate answer for this would most likely be answer choice A.
Not only does that answer have words directly from the excerpt to support it, but the cottage is described as being a pleasant and homey space that everyone can gather in. With the words “lived in,” it shows that the cottage is happy and lively.
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Answer: It means there is an end to everything, nothing is permanent and nothing is forever.
Explanation: Every single living organism has a beginning and an end, it's only a matter of time. Just like the day we were born; we will surely die one day and every single riches and fortunes we have saved up becomes meaningless to us (the dead don't use money), Only our kind heartedness, our charity and everything good we did during our lifetime becomes valuable to us, all other things are vanity and meaningless.