The towers he built were magnificent, but they were hollow. People who lived in them reported a strange, clinical depression. The Solstice Tower, for all its beauty, was so perfectly reflective that birds dashed themselves against its windows by the thousands.
"The Vision," the man replied. "You will see the world not as it is, but as it could be. Every stone will speak to you. Every beam will know its place. You will be the greatest builder this century has ever seen." Elias signed.
Elias looked down at his fingers. They were heavy, clumsy, and human once more. He grabbed a piece of paper and tried to draw the wooden bird he had promised his niece a decade ago. But he couldn't. He had forgotten how to see the curves. He had forgotten how to see the life. He was left in a perfect world, built by his own hands, where he no longer fit. Key Themes of the "Devil's Work" devils_work
The work often starts by exalting the person's talent but ends by destroying their character or relationships.
But the devil’s work is never about the building; it is about the builder. The towers he built were magnificent, but they were hollow
"I don't need to take it back," the man said, turning to leave. "The ten years are up. Your hands are yours again."
One of the most effective tools used is "discouragement," making a person feel their true vocation or worth is a sham. "The Vision," the man replied
Provide a breakdown of the of the "works of the devil."