youth is wasted on the young

Phrase

The young fail to appreciate what they experience.

Japanese Meaning

若者は自分が経験している価値を十分に理解できず、その結果、青春という貴重な時期が無駄にされてしまうという意味です。 / 若いうちこそ経験や感性の豊かさがあれば良いのに、若者自身がその価値を認識できずに生きるため、青春が浪費されるという皮肉な表現です。

What is this buttons?

Whenever I listen to my teenage cousins complain about responsibilities, I think youth is wasted on the young.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

十代のいとこたちが責任について不平を言っているのを聞くたびに、若さは若者にはもったいないと思う。

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Sense（1）

The young fail to appreciate what they experience.

Maybe someday the old and the young will live together and work together. But like they say, youth is wasted on the young, and I would also say that wisdom is wasted on the old.

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