I built myself a house of glass: It took me years to make it: And I was proud. But now, alas! Would God someone would break it.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker built something fragile and proud over years but now wishes for it to be broken.
- In plain terms
- After building a fragile life with pride, the speaker now wants it destroyed.
- What can you take from it?
- Sometimes pride and isolation become burdens we wish to escape.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When have you wished to break your own life?
- What have you built that feels fragile?
Another view
The metaphor of a glass house may not apply to everyone's sense of self.
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