This is your obsession, he's your god, you do it
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- This is a blunt critique suggesting someone has become overly devoted to a person or thing.
- In plain terms
- You treat him like a god because it is your obsession.
- What can you take from it?
- Obsession turns people into idols.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What becomes your god?
- When does admiration turn to obsession?
Another view
The phrase is very vague and context-dependent.
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