In what situations can one generation learn from another?

Which conclusion about the eldest magician does this excerpt support

Isaw my future flash before me and it did not take me anytime to slow down. i need to replace the words "it did".

Which of these statements is evaluative in nature a) the short passage creates a brilliant and sketch of gabriel b) resulting from the fact that gabriel is observant, he is also reflective c) the way gabriel looks at his wife shows that he is a detached onlooker d) that gabriel is observant is evident from the minute details he notices