Have you ever had the experience of being frequently reminded that you are not the only one even though you have never complained, have always done your best to help, and tried to be the best person you could? After experiencing that for so long, you’d come to realize that, you’re on your own. Regardless…
The Mechanism of Death
When a person actually dies, what happens is that a group of cells sends out the signal through cell communication to commit apoptosis, programmed cell death, throughout the body before dying themselves. Scientists think that if they can figure out a way to halt this process, many lives will be saved, but we are still…
Owls Hunting
Owls hunt by homing in on the tiny noises that their prey make. They do this by triangulating on the animal’s location with its ears. They create a “sound picture to navigate through the forest. This picture includes noises made by animals, leaves blowing across the ground, and wind moving through the trees. The owl’s…
Edible Flowers
Below is the recipe for candying flowers: 1. Find a vibrant, healthy, edible flower 2. Use a paintbrush to thinly paint the petals with a mixture of egg whites and water 3. Carefully dip and sprinkle the flower with superfine sugar 4. Lay flowers on wax paper to dry and snip off the stem A…
12th Century Latin Lied of Unknown Authorship From Tegernsee Monastery
12th century Latin lied of unknown authorship from Tegernsee monastery:You are mine, I am yoursOf that you may be sureDeep within my heartYou’re safely locked awayBut I have lost the keyAnd there you’ll ever stay.Middle High German original:Dû bist mîn ich bin dîn.des solt dû gewis sîn.dû bist beslozzenin mînem herzen.verlorn ist das sluzzelîn.dû muost…
Meaning of Love By Mr. Rogers
“Love isn’t a state of perfect caring. It is an active noun like struggle. To love someone is to strive to accept that person exactly the way he or she is, right here and now.” – Fred Rogers I used to like watching his shows when I was kid. He was always just one of…
Love
‘The beginning of love is to let those we love be perfectly themselves, and not to twist them to fit our own image. Otherwise we love only the reflection of ourselves we find in them’-Thomas Merton That is one of my favorite things about good relationships, gaining a deeper understanding of the other person and…
Some Words of Love
12th Century Latin Lied of Unknown Authorship From Tegernsee Monastery You are mine, I am yoursOf that you may be sureDeep within my heartYou’re safely locked awayBut I have lost the keyAnd there you’ll ever stay. Semper amemus “Let us always love” -Latin “This ring is round and hath no end, So is my love…
How To Say I Love You
I’ve found six words from other languages about love that do not have an English equivalent. 1. Mamihlapinatapai (‘mah-mih-lah-pee-nah-tah-pay) – A look between two people in love that expresses unspoken buy mutual desire. (Fuegian language of Tierra del Fuego) 2. Onsra (uhns-‘rah) – A bittersweet feeling that occurs in those who know their love won’t…
Unseen Reality
How would the world look if you could not hear or see? You would have to depend on your senses of smell and touch. I’ve heard that the other senses are heightened if you lose one or more sense. What would it be like to become very good at understanding a world full of things…
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