The young know how truly difficult and dreadful youth can be. Their youth is wasted on everyone else, that's the horror. The young have no authority, no respect.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker argues youth is difficult and wasted on others because young people lack authority.
- In plain terms
- Young people know youth is hard but it is wasted because they have no respect or power.
- What can you take from it?
- Youth is often undervalued because young people lack societal authority.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Does youth have authority?
- How is youth wasted on others?
Another view
The statement generalizes all young people and society.
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