well well boss there is something to be said for the lyric and imperial attitude believe that everything is for you until you discover that you are for it sing your faith in what you get to eat right up to the minute you are eaten for you are going to be eaten
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Blind faith in your importance fails when you become the resource others consume.
- In plain terms
- Thinking the world is for you stops when you realize you are the food.
- What can you take from it?
- Question your assumption that you are the center of everything.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When have you been the meal not the diner?
- Who benefits from your work?
Another view
Sometimes believing you are important helps you achieve goals.
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