Why does the speaker say so?

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Mrs. Vijayalakshmi Pandit says these lines because after her husband's death she had no share in family property. This made Mrs. Pandit realize that she had no independent existence besides her relationship with her husband and with his death all her struggles and sacrifices in life were vain. This knowledge grieved Mrs. Pandit and hence, she speaks the line given above.

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