Youth is wasted on the young

Youth is wasted on the young, how familiar a phrase, how true a phrase... I have only started to appreciate the inherent, perceptiveness in that statement, and admittedly it rather frightens me. Looking back on the three months past, what has my time really being spent on, apart from the necessity of working, a careful examination really reveals a most half hearted and abortive attempt at living out a fulfilling life. Several attempts were made at exercising regularly, given up at the initial stages after the onset of shorter days, promises were made to read certain books necessary for mental development, which were delayed, and then delayed further. Intentions were formed of spending more time with parents, of pursuing worthwhile pursuits such as arts, investments, and yet and yet and yet nothing has been realised... Instead, I have allowed everything to sidetrack me, distract me, made every excuse to procrastinate. Sigh, it is not so much that I do not know how to lead a better life, but the inertia of starting and maintaining it ~ Which brings me back to the phrase...having being gifted so casually, with health, youth, time....perhaps that is why I do not value its true weight, and worth.