The old patriarch Job depicts man as, “…a wild ass’s colt.” I agree with St. Francis of Assisi when he referred to his body as, “Brother Ass.” C.S. Lewis, in commenting on this statement, says, “Ass is right because no one in his senses can either revere or hate a donkey. It is a useful, sturdy, lazy, obstinate, patient, lovable, and infuriating beast; deserving now the stick and now a carrot; both pathetically and absurdly beautiful.”
Job's Description of Man
Job's Description of Man
Job's Description of Man
The old patriarch Job depicts man as, “…a wild ass’s colt.” I agree with St. Francis of Assisi when he referred to his body as, “Brother Ass.” C.S. Lewis, in commenting on this statement, says, “Ass is right because no one in his senses can either revere or hate a donkey. It is a useful, sturdy, lazy, obstinate, patient, lovable, and infuriating beast; deserving now the stick and now a carrot; both pathetically and absurdly beautiful.”