"You never miss the water till the well runs dry" nghĩa là gì?

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‘You never miss the water till the well runs dry’ = bạn sẽ không nhớ tới nước cho đến khi giếng cạn khô -> nghĩa là con người không biết ơn những gì mình có cho đến khi họ đánh mất nó (people are not grateful for what they have until they lose it).

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My pappy used to say, “You never miss the water till the well runs dry”. It’s the same thing with electric. Everything in our house is connected to our electric service.

If they cannot rein in the budget with overpaid public servants – one being the head of Australia Post, who is on $4.8m per year – foreign aid, welfare fraud, politicians lurks and perks, including former prime ministers, and backroom deals for government jobs, then get out of the job of running this country. I warn this government and future governments: you never miss the water till the well runs dry.

Renewables-based desalination along with more rational pricing of water utilisation should become a clear policy priority for addressing water scarcity in the GCC region. The GCC should aim to create an energy ecosystem that is resource efficient, does not contribute to climate change, while addressing not only the region’s severe water scarcity but the related complications associated with polluting energy technologies. ‘You never miss the water till the well runs dry’ is an old idiom that is becoming a harsh reality for the MENA region that has already exhausted its wells.

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