A friend of mine, who is 86, says the same thing about kids leaving home blah de blah, she says – let go with open hands and don’t ever close them! Not sure, if she made that up, but, sounds very similar! :D
It seems to be fashionable to be anti- things, almost to the point of being anti-anti.
Imagine how we could change the world if all those people who were passionately anti-(enter your cause here) channelled all that energy into being pro-(enter your cause here) instead.