What is the effect of envisioning “aged years” as needing a staff in these lines from the passage?

by that time will my aged years
perhaps a staff require:
a.
it evokes the comfort that the elderly feel knowing that a younger generation will replace them.
b.
it reminds the reader that the speaker will be aged by the time she can see the youths as adults.
c.
it suggests that the speaker feels distant and isolated from the young people of her time.
d.
it reveals how weary the speaker is of waiting to see what effect she might have had on others.

to her sister mistress a. b.
by isabella whitney (excerpt)

and grant if that my luck it be
to linger here so long
till they be men, that i may see
for learning them so strong
that they may march amongst the best
of them which learning have possest.

by that time will my aged years
perhaps a staff require:
and quakingly as still in fears
my limbs draw to the fire:
yet joy i shall them so to see,
if any joy in age there be.

Which line in the passage can be used as textual evidence to support the following claim? many people suffer from depression. depression is a serious mental illness that affects a person physically and mentally. it interferes with a person's ability to function normally and enjoy pleasurable activities. some types of depression include major depressive disorder, seasonal affective disorder, and postpartum depression. many people confuse depression with general sadness, though people are becoming increasingly aware that it is indeed a serious illness. often people suffering from depression think that it is an incurable condition. they don’t seek any treatment because they are afraid of how others will judge them. based on data from the national institute of medical health, depressive disorders are common and affect 9.5 percent of adults in the united states, or about 19 million people every year. more than 80 percent of people with depressive disorders improve when they receive appropriate treatment.