Quote by Wislawa Szymborska

I have sympathy for young people, for their growing pains, but I balk when these growing pains are pushed into the foreground, when you make these young people the only vehicles of life's wisdom.

I have sympathy for young people, for their growing pains, b

Summary

The quote expresses empathy towards young individuals and their struggles while questioning the tendency to exclusively glorify their experiences as the sole source of wisdom. The speaker acknowledges the challenges faced by young people but criticizes the inclination to emphasize their struggles above all else, suggesting that there may be alternative perspectives and valuable insights to be gained from individuals of different ages and backgrounds.

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By Wislawa Szymborska

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