Swept off his feet again
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="movie">movie</span> <span word="star">star</span> <span word="marrying">marrying</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="as">as</span> “<span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="swept">swept</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="again">again</span>”?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Again">Again</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="happening">happening</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="actor">actor</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="swept">swept</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="feet">feet</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="movie">movie</span> <span word="star">star</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="falling">falling</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="again">again</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="question">question</span>, <span word="still">still</span>, <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="why">why</span> “<span word="falling">falling</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="love">love</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="being">being</span> “<span word="swept">swept</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="one">one</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="feet">feet</span>”.</p><p><span word="Imagine">Imagine</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="broom">broom</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="actor">actor</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="tiny">tiny</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="broken">broken</span> <span word="paper">paper</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="broom">broom</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sweeps">sweeps</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="dusts">dusts</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="floor">floor</span>. <span word="Swoosh">Swoosh</span>! <span word="Gone">Gone</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="broom">broom</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="overpowering">overpowering</span> <span word="force">force</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="chance">chance</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="helpless">helpless</span> <span word="actor">actor</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="swept">swept</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="resistance">resistance</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="liken">liken</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="broom">broom</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="appropriate">appropriate</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="imagine">imagine</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="powerless">powerless</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="metaphorically">metaphorically</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="point">point</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="swept">swept</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="one">one</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="feet">feet</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="loses">loses</span> <span word="balance">balance</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fall">fall</span>, <span word="hence">hence</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="analogy">analogy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="FALLING">FALLING</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="partner">partner</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span> (<span word="or">or</span> <span word="woman">woman</span>) <span word="in">in</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="soldier">soldier</span>. <span word="From">From</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="on">on</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="resistance">resistance</span> <span word="whatsoever">whatsoever</span>.</p><p><span word="Got">Got</span> <span word="it">it</span>?</p><p><span word="All">All</span> <span word="right">right</span>, <span word="here">here</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="examples">examples</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="swept">swept</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="feet">feet</span>, <span word="either">either</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="overpowering">overpowering</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nature">nature</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="emotion">emotion</span>:</p>
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