[One of my friends] was in labor for 36 hours. (I don't even want to do anything that feels good for 36 hours.)
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker humorously avoids discussing labor by comparing it to enjoying pleasure too long.
- In plain terms
- Labor lasts 36 hours, which is too long even for something good.
- What can you take from it?
- Painful processes feel much longer than enjoyable ones.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How does pain distort time?
- Why avoid discussing labor?
Another view
It trivializes the physical ordeal of childbirth.
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