My life is as if you've hit me with it.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker compares their life to being hit by it, suggesting feeling struck by external forces.
- In plain terms
- Life feels like it hit you hard.
- What can you take from it?
- Life can feel overwhelming or violent.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What hit you the hardest?
- How do you recover?
Another view
Some people experience life as fulfilling rather than violent.
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