The man has a cash register where a heart should be.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Critiques a person for lacking empathy or compassion.
- In plain terms
- The person is cold and unfeeling.
- What can you take from it?
- Empathy is essential for humanity.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When did you last act without empathy?
- Is this person truly cold or just misunderstood?
Another view
It assumes a literal heart is replaceable by emotion.
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