I wouldn't give his troubles to a monkey on a rock.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker implies the subject's troubles are so bad that even a simple creature like a monkey would not want them.
- In plain terms
- That person has very bad problems that no one else wants.
- What can you take from it?
- Some problems are too burdensome to wish on anyone.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When is it okay to mock suffering?
- What defines a manageable problem?
Another view
It trivializes actual hardship by using a metaphor.
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