When it all comes down to dust I will kill you if I must, I will help you if I can. When it all comes down to dust I will help you if I must, I will kill you if I can.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- In times of chaos, relationships shift between harming and helping depending on necessity and ability.
- In plain terms
- In the end, I will hurt or help you based on what is needed or possible.
- What can you take from it?
- Be ready for relationships to change between good and bad in crises.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you act in a crisis?
- Is love enough in hard times?
Another view
It frames relationships as conditional rather than committed.
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