My heart has become as hard as a city street, The horses trample upon it, it sings like iron, All day long and all night long they beat, They ring like the hooves of time.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The heart is hardened by urban life, beaten by time like metal.
- In plain terms
- City life hardens the heart to the beating of time.
- What can you take from it?
- Urban pressure can harden emotions.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Has the city hardened you?
- Is hardness necessary to survive?
Another view
It equates hardness with survival without noting emotional cost.
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