Anthony Robbins All Too Well Essay

Motivational speaker Anthony Robbins said, “The quality of your life is the quality of your relationship… the only way a relationship will last is if your relationship as a place that you give, and not a place you go take.” Robbins’ belief about relationships is how people relationships will crumble if you don’t do anything but to take and not to give anything that benefits the relationships. This quote relates to our universal theme relationships can bring joy and pain because it shows how it will slowly destroy the relationship if you don’t give them your trust, time, love, and honesty, but if you see the place as a place for giving, you can build that relationship making it successful. In “All Too Well,” by the Taylor Swift, the speakers
Stanza nine says, “Hey, you call me up again just to break me like a promise. So casually cruel in the name of being honest.” this shows relationships bringing pain to the speaker and tells how he broke up with her, being unkind to her. Therefore this supports Robbins’ quote because it shows the speaker's relationships bring joy and pain to it. These quotes relates to our universal theme relationships can bring joy and pain, because it shows the two characters bonding and enjoying their time with each other, then it not working out afterwards. Another text that shows relationships bringing joy and pain is, “The Amigo Brothers,” by Piri Thomas, saying “Yeah. We both know that in the ring the better man wins. Friend or no friend, brother or no . . .” This relates to Robbins’ quote because it took away the friendship in order for the two friends can achieve the goal to become lightweight champion of the world. This supports our universal theme relationships can bring pain because it shows how it can separate people and also hurt it afterwards. In “All Too Well and Amigo Brothers,” relationships affected many characters, and brought joy and pain to the