Summary by J. Pratt

What if there was a tangible, visible expression somewhere in the world which depicted the actual, very nature of our heart, our being…our soul?  This question is a way of pondering how we might complete the statement – “If you really knew me,               .”

In this powerful, classic story by Oscar Wilde, we were faced with a character who makes the “Faustian bargain” to essentially exchange his soul with the Devil, to achieve that which he believes will bring him happiness, meaning, purpose, power and influence. In the end, he receives a horrifying “visible expression” of what the exchange actually cost him. This provocative piece of literature reminds us that the worst words a person could ever hear in his life, would be from his Creator who says “have thine own way.”