It's not easy being me. When I was born the doctor told my mother, 'I did all I could, but he pulled through anyway.'
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- He jokes his birth was miraculous because doctors said he wouldn't survive.
- In plain terms
- He says doctors tried to stop his birth but failed.
- What can you take from it?
- We often feel we shouldn't have survived.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why do we feel alive?
- What defines our existence?
Another view
It trivializes real medical risks.
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