Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Words from other worlds

Saudade - deep emotional state of nostalgic longing for an absent something or someone that one loves. Moreover, it often carries a repressed knowledge that the object of longing will never return

Pochemuchka - A person who asks too many questions

Ilunga Tshiluba - a word for a person who is able to forgive any abuse the first time, to tolerate it a second time, but never a third time

Wabi-Sabi  - a way of living that emphasizes finding beauty in imperfection and accepting the natural cycle of growth and decay

Tartle - pause or hesitation introducing someone because you have forgotten their name

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