When you visualized a man or woman carefully, you could always begin to feel pity- that was a quality God's image carried with it.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Visualizing someone carefully often leads to pity, as they carry God's image.
- In plain terms
- Looking carefully at people makes you pity them.
- What can you take from it?
- Seeing details in others evokes pity.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Does seeing detail always bring pity?
Another view
Not all visualization leads to pity.
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