Leave the stronger and the lesser things to me! Lest that conger named Vanessa who is longer than a dresser visits thee.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Peake jokes about letting others take trouble while avoiding a long creature.
- In plain terms
- He says give the big and small things to him so you do not get visited by a weird long thing.
- What can you take from it?
- Humor can deflect unwanted responsibility or attention.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why avoid certain things?
- How does humor help cope?
Another view
Avoidance does not solve the underlying problem.
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