The family uses people, not for what they are, nor for what they are intended to be, but for what it wants them for - its own uses. It thinks of them not as what God has made them, but as the something which it has arranged that they shall be.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Families often treat members as tools for their own needs rather than respecting them as individuals created by God.
- In plain terms
- Families use people for their own purposes instead of seeing them as individuals.
- What can you take from it?
- Respect family members as individuals not tools.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How does your family treat you?
- What is a family member's purpose?
Another view
It assumes families universally treat members as tools.
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