Every body is a book of blood; Wherever we're opened, we're red.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Bodies are vulnerable to injury and bleeding regardless of who we are.
- In plain terms
- All people bleed when hurt because we are all made of flesh.
- What can you take from it?
- All humans are physically vulnerable and bleed.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What connects all humans physically?
- How does fragility affect you?
Another view
It uses a graphic metaphor that might distract from the point of unity.
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