# CCLI explained — Poetry

> Chapter companion for Poetry by Ambrose Bierce.

## What happens

A brief warning about the burden of obligation and the caution one should exercise in imposing it on others.

## Key lines

> To most persons a sense of obligation is insupportable; beware upon whom you inflict it.

Most people cannot bear feeling indebted, so be careful who you put in that position.

_A cautionary aphorism about the weight of gratitude and obligation._

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_se/chapters/ccli
- Book: https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_se
- All chapters: https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_se/chapters