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Kalista
Failed hard to pull the trigger - Now using SN
- Feb 5, 2023
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Thank you for that. I like it. As soon as I hit send, I knew someone would post a non-English expression. Other languages have so many words that sum up multiple things at the same time or expressions we need in English - so many non-English sayings have become popular for me because we don't have an equivalent.Not exactly the word we are looking for, but the Japanese expression "Mono no aware" (lit. 'the pathos of things') which expresses a multiplicity of emotions, simultaneously the sadness for the transitoriness of everything and the gentle acceptance/contemplation of this process, could be somewhat relevant.
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Thank you for that. I like it. As soon as I hit send, I knew someone would post a non-English expression. Other languages have so many words that sum up multiple things at the same time or expressions we need in English - so many non-English sayings have become popular for me because we don't have an equivalent.
But we should have the equivalent.
Being able to name emotions is important.
I think it's sad / happy / peaceful / confused by new, conflicting & previously inconceivable feelings / applying those new thoughts & feelings retrospectively to people I've known IRL who CTB'd / hopeful / self-hatred for making it about me / sad again. Repeat.
So as grateful as I am for your previous answer, have you got another one for that??![]()
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Your English is exceptional - I am always shamed by how thoroughly people learn English & the preciseness they use in choosing words, when we can be so lazy in just flinging any old word around.I am not a native English speaker
I disagree, regarding naming complex emotions or multiple emotions or conflicting emotions at the same time.but I do not think that English is poorer than other languages:
This one I'll never find a use for…..Rindfleischetikettierungsüberwachungsaufgabenübertragungsgesetz).
These words would've been helpful when my family was alive!!Inat: To hurt the other and at the same time hurt oneself out of pure stubbornness (Serbian)
Aerekjær: Excessive pride, taken to the extreme, that can drive a person to die rather than ask for help (Norwegian)
Huijijiyi: Do not go to the doctor for fear of finding out you are sick (Mandarin)
Mokita: Indicates a truth that everyone knows but no one wants to talk about (kilivila/kiriwina)
I really hope this is true. I don't know why, but there is something very comforting about that idea"I would like to hear your opinions on it in the short time that remains"
Do you want me to be honest? In my conception of death, you will relive all the previous moments, from the day you were born to the day you died. You will see life par excellence, in its smallest details. Every nuance, every movement, every color. I hope you discover the truth!
I find that idea absolutely terrifying, unless it's just a highlight reel of the good bits or making sense of the senseless bits.I really hope this is true. I don't know why, but there is something very comforting about that idea