Newguest Posted 16 years ago
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Hi
I have some problems with understanding the sentence below:
I don't know of any case where a person's well-being is derived from being taken care of or where a person is truly secure by depending on people or things outside of himself or herself for happiness, even as a child.
--- To me the first part of that sentence says: I don't know of anyone whose prosperity depended on being taken care of by someone else. So if someone is prosperous he/she needs to take care of himself/herself - that's how I understand it. Although I'm not sure it's true.
The 2nd part of that sentence is a bit more problematic to me. Can you make it clearer?
I have some problems with understanding the sentence below:
I don't know of any case where a person's well-being is derived from being taken care of or where a person is truly secure by depending on people or things outside of himself or herself for happiness, even as a child.
--- To me the first part of that sentence says: I don't know of anyone whose prosperity depended on being taken care of by someone else. So if someone is prosperous he/she needs to take care of himself/herself - that's how I understand it. Although I'm not sure it's true.
The 2nd part of that sentence is a bit more problematic to me. Can you make it clearer?
Top answer
Or maybe the 2nd part of that sentence means: I've never heard of a person - nor of a child - who would feel secure just by counting that other people and things will give him/her happiness. Does it make sense?
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Or maybe the 2nd part of that sentence means: I've never heard of a person - nor of a child - who would feel secure just by counting that other people and things will give him/her happiness.
Does it make sense?
Does it make sense?
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