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What two things are being compared in the following metaphor? Explain the meaning of the metaphor.
This being human is a guest house.
Every morning, a new arrival.
A joy, a depression, a meanness,
some momentary awareness comes as an unexpected visitor.
Welcome and attend them all!
What is being human and a guest house.
It means that just like a guest house, where many new and different people come every day, a person has many new and different feelings that come to them every day.