But we, O blockhead, with dogged spite and armored love shall force those deaf dark powers to grow ears and hear us! I know that God is earless, eyeless, and heartless too, a brainless Dragon Worm that crawls on earth and hopes in anguish and then in secret that we'll give him soul, for then he, too, may sprout ears, eyes, to match his growth, but God is clay in my ten fingers, and I mould him!
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- We will force a deaf, blind, heartless God to hear and see by shaping him with our own hands.
- In plain terms
- We can mold a powerless God to give him senses.
- What can you take from it?
- Take creative control over destiny and belief.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What does it mean to mold the divine?
- How does this affect personal responsibility?
Another view
Personifying God as manipulable may conflict with traditional faiths.
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