Every man think his burden is the heaviest, who feels it knows it, lord.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Everyone feels their own problems are the worst until they understand others.
- In plain terms
- People think their pain is the hardest until they feel someone elses.
- What can you take from it?
- Understand others struggles to gain perspective.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Whose burden have you understood better lately?
- How do you handle feeling overwhelmed?
Another view
Some struggles are isolated and hard to compare.
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