Bed of roses?
<p><span word="Ted">Ted</span> <span word="asks">asks</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="bed">bed</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="roses">roses</span>” <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span>: “<span word="Life">Life</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bed">bed</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="roses">roses</span>.”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Close">Close</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="visualize">visualize</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bed">bed</span>, <span word="king">king</span>/<span word="queen">queen</span>-<span word="sized">sized</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="please">please</span>, <span word="fully">fully</span> <span word="covered">covered</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="rose">rose</span> <span word="petals">petals</span>.</p><p><span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="imagine">imagine</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="bed">bed</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="full">full</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="twigs">twigs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="thorns">thorns</span>.</p><p><span word="Naturally">Naturally</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="prefer">prefer</span> <span word="hanging">hanging</span> <span word="onto">onto</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="bed">bed</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="roses">roses</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="picture">picture</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="well">well</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rosy">rosy</span> <span word="picture">picture</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="exudes">exudes</span> <span word="peace">peace</span>, <span word="ease">ease</span>, <span word="comfort">comfort</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="happiness">happiness</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bed">bed</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="roses">roses</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="smooth">smooth</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="easy">easy</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="struggles">struggles</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hardships">hardships</span> – <span word="what">what</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="barrier">barrier</span>, <span word="different">different</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="shock">shock</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="general">general</span>.</p><p><span word="Bon">Bon</span> <span word="Jovi">Jovi</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="recall">recall</span>, <span word="sang">sang</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="song">song</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="title">title</span> (<span word="Bed">Bed</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Roses">Roses</span>) <span word="back">back</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1990<span word="s">s</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="sings">sings</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> “<span word="bed">bed</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="roses">roses</span>”, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="sleeps">sleeps</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> “<span word="bed">bed</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nails">nails</span>”:</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lay">lay</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bed">bed</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="roses">roses</span></p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="tonight">tonight</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="sleep">sleep</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bed">bed</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nails">nails</span></p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Holy">Holy</span> <span word="Ghost">Ghost</span> <span word="is">is</span></p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="lay">lay</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bed">bed</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="roses">roses</span></p><p><span word="Bed">Bed</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="roses">roses</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="coined">coined</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 16<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Christopher">Christopher</span> <span word="Marlowe">Marlowe</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="contemporary">contemporary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="William">William</span> <span word="Shakespeare">Shakespeare</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poem">poem</span> <span word="Passionate">Passionate</span> <span word="Shepherd">Shepherd</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="His">His</span> <span word="Love">Love</span>, <span word="Marlowe">Marlowe</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span>:</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="thee">thee</span> <span word="beds">beds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="roses">roses</span></p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thousand">thousand</span> <span word="fragrant">fragrant</span> <span word="posies">posies</span>,</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="cap">cap</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="flowers">flowers</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="kirtle">kirtle</span></p>
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