For instance, when these characteristics are perceived as
exhibited in an individual enduringly and in a sense in which these are understood to affect the world around in a favorable fashion — either in an objective sense of effecting something concrete outside such a person [like effecting healing, foretelling, acting as medium in a non-rational manner or simply doing good or saying good to help the people selflessly],
exhibiting personal traits, conditions and states which are known to be «
abnormal» [like going into trances, hearing voices, seeing visions, or just the simple unconventional
behavior, which proceed from such an individual's horizon to affect, influence, impact
others» horizons]-- or is subjectively perceived to be extra-ordinary — such an individual is said to be godly, god - bearing, pious or saintly.
In the course of conducting this research she became interested in the
abnormal behaviors exhibited by
other species, both wild and domestic, and eventually changed her focus to studying and working with companion animals.