vieux et jeune

Similarly, I have an issue with age – in the sense that being the youngest in my group of friends I want to act in a mature fashion. I want to bypass the foolish tendencies of youth, the awkwardness of learning and be granted some measure of wisdom without the pain of experience. This can’t be so I spend a lot of time decrying my youth, which only makes me appear younger. I desire the respect of the people I call my friends and worry that at times my nature will cause me to do foolish things and lose that respect.