'And I will be your Guiding Light if you'll be my General Hospital.'
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker uses medical metaphors to describe a supportive relationship.
- In plain terms
- I will guide you if you take care of me.
- What can you take from it?
- Mutual support requires reciprocal roles.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What does guidance look like?
- How do you care for others?
Another view
Metaphors may not fully capture the complexity of care.
More from Jade Puget
'Hmm, maybe instead of jumping off the drum riser you could just step carefully down off of it but make a crazy I'm-going-off-really-hard face while you're doi…
Permalink to quote #28 'I didn't get my membership stuff! Weak! I stole the patch and armband from Fritch, though, so in your face Fritch!'
Permalink to quote #30 'I love your duck with all its ducky goodness.' [In a Q&A when Jenny told him that, her duck loves him and asked if he loved it back.]
Permalink to quote #27
Related quotes
When there were periods of crisis, you stood beside him. When there were periods of happiness, you laughed with him. And when there were periods of sorrow, you…
Robert KennedyRobert Kennedy quote #2 Influence: 'As you grow older you will realize something very important. And that is, you have more influence on people's lives than you may first imagine. Peo…
Bryant McGillBryant McGill quote #33 I need you around To remind me what not to become.
Kurt Donald CobainKurt Donald Cobain quote #37