How do you interpret the saying, "the good die young"?

Question

To me I think of it as soldiers that sually die young, and there doing a selfless act, serving their countries. But it could also mean, the positives of being young, and they wither away as we age; so not pertaining to someone actually having someone lose their life.

Answer 1

i associated it with taking risks and dying as a result.  people who are full of life, energy and character, who are selfless (like soldiers) and take risks to better themselves or to help others....when they die, their life is cut short and so there is not a chance for them to live the rest of their life, to see if they would continue with doing what they where doing and living life to the full, or if they would calm down abit...so everything is condensed down but we still picture them as leading exactly the same lives if they lived to be 100 years old!  but in reality, because so much has been packed into such a small time,

people say 'the good die young'...as if they  were too much for this world and can no longer survive.

Answer 2

the good die young as in the *******, the goody goodys so imma be a bad ***** till i am old n in the ground my nukka. smoke weed everyday allday till the day i die im creepin thru yo set with a mini mac 10, A R 1-5, ruga witta 12-gauge pump in the trunk and a black beanie disguise the ***** that you cant see cause them glocks n loccs over my eyes

Answer 3

I think it was originally a statement about taking risks in life. If you don't take any risks in life, when you die, you die young, because you had so little life experiences.

If you take a lot of risks you die old and experienced!

Remember, age is just a number.  

Answer 4

i think you're right and i also think that people who actually do good in the world whether by fighting for their country or just doing good as an ordinary person actually die young. maybe it's because it's said that the world is wicked so only the evil person live long lives.