There are two primary ways in which mans relates himself to the world that surround him: manipulation and appreciation. In the first way he sees in what surrounds him things to be handled, forces to be managed, objects to be put to use. In the second way he sees in what surrounds him things to be acknowledged, understood, valued or admired.


Ch. 5. - Who Is Man? (1965)

Abraham Joshua Heschel Quotes

There are two primary ways in which mans relates himself to the world that surround him: manipulation and appreciation. In the first way he sees in...

There are two primary ways in which mans relates himself to the world that surround him: manipulation and appreciation. In the first way he sees in...

There are two primary ways in which mans relates himself to the world that surround him: manipulation and appreciation. In the first way he sees in...

There are two primary ways in which mans relates himself to the world that surround him: manipulation and appreciation. In the first way he sees in...