This is true of children who are so preoccupied with the privileges of adulthood that they overlook the benefits of childhood until it is long gone.
قَالَ فَيْلَسُوفٌ أَمِيركِيٌّ :‏ « اَلتَّفْكِيرُ أَكْثَرَ مِنَ ٱللَّازِمِ بِٱلْمُسْتَقْبَلِ .‏ .‏ .‏