The human mind is inspired enough when it comes to inventing horrors; it is when it tries to invent a Heaven that it shows itself cloddish.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Humans easily imagine terrible things but struggle to conceive of an ideal paradise.
- In plain terms
- We are good at imagining bad things but bad at imagining heaven.
- What can you take from it?
- Negativity comes easier to the human mind than positivity.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What heaven do you struggle to imagine?
- Is evil easier to visualize than good?
Another view
Some cultures might envision heaven as easily as they envision horror.
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