The world! It is a word capable of as diverse interpretations or misinterpretations as the thing itself - a thing by various people supposed to belong to heaven, man, or the devil, or alternatively to all three. ~ Ch. 9
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The word world has many interpretations depending on who uses it.
- In plain terms
- People define the world in different ways.
- What can you take from it?
- Context shapes how we understand the world.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How does context change meaning?
- What is the world to you?
Another view
Some words have standard definitions.
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