...as well, the circumstances under which those thoughts/images are being evoked. Mr. Romney read from a written text, one that must have gone through careful preparation, rewrite and editing to be sure he had accurately expressed his ideas. I'm guessing he read it aloud several times; to himself and others. We don't have that information, but surely he didn't intend to find himself overcome with emotion, unable to continue, when he said, "I am profoundly religious. My faith is at the heart of who I am." I think that a heightened awareness of whom one needs to reach with one's thoughts is what produces an emotion that under other circumstances might not appear. Therefore, we're back to the action, the need -- what do I need to do to my partner?
For Mr. Romney, in this particular circumstance, it was his colleagues -- his fellow citizens - the world.
