My illness is due to my doctor's insistence that I drink milk, a whitish fluid they force down helpless babies
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker compares milk to a substance forced on helpless babies to express disdain.
- In plain terms
- Milk is seen as something forced on babies.
- What can you take from it?
- Challenge forced consumption habits.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What do you dislike being forced to eat?
- Who decides your diet?
Another view
It ignores nutritional benefits of milk.
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