There are people who eat earth and eat all the people on it like in the Bible with the locusts. And other people who stand around and watch them eat.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Some people consume others, while others simply watch it happen.
- In plain terms
- Some eat others, some watch them eat.
- What can you take from it?
- Being a bystander can be as harmful as being harmful.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Are you eating or watching?
- When is watching okay?
Another view
Watching is sometimes a survival strategy.
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