- How would you define the word refuge?
- Can refuge be a place, person, or thing?
- What qualities are essential for a place, person, or thing to be deemed a refuge?
Consider the following definitions:
1 : shelter or protection from danger or distress
2 : a place that provides shelter or protection
3 : something to which one has recourse in difficulty
- Do these definitions change or reinforce your own for refuge?
It is raining where I am at today.
Having one of the umbrellas in the picture above while outside would certainly provide a refuge from getting drenched.
- Is there a refuge that can meet all the above definitions?