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What does it mean?
Living life is compared to an addiction with difficult withdrawal.
In plain terms
He loves life so much that dying would be painful.
What can you take from it?
Reframing life as an addiction highlights its value.

Where it applies

  • motivational speaking
  • philosophical debate
  • creative writing

Putting it to work

  • reframe death discussions
  • write witty lines
  • discuss mortality

Questions to consider

  • Is loving life an addiction?

Another view

The metaphor may trivialize actual addiction struggles.

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