The statement that best describes how the excerpt contrasts with "Do not go gentle into that good night" is:
The excerpt says "The years to come seemed waste of breath, a waste of breath the years behind. In balance with this life, this death" which gives the idea that it does not matter whether a person lives or dies, just like the statement selected mentions.
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