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invinciblerodent · 5 months

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one of my very stupid and very specific little issues (that I don't know if other multilingual people experience) is that sometimes, I can only think of a word that feels perfect for what I want to say, in a language that isn't the one in which i'm currently writing. and it's almost never a word for which I just don't have a translation, or it's not like one of those "untranslatable" expressions/cultural phenomena/whatever, they're just... words. that have a vibe their equivalent in another language doesn't have the same exact way I want it.

like right now, I'm trying to write something in English. I'm trying to describe a character saying something quietly, and tenderly, but my brain is being very helpful by supplying me with only the Spanish phrase "al oído". Which has the perfect feel to it: it's soft, it's round, it essentially means "to the ear" or "by the hearing", and to say something al oído is... kind of to whisper in confidence so softly, that it can barely be heard. The words are more breath than sound, and you're saying it in private, for that specific person's hearing only. But that's just so many words, compared to saying that he whispered his agreement al oído.

or I want to say that someone is "szabadkozik", which is Hungarian for... kind of to make flustered excuses? Not really in a way that's reluctant necessarily, but it is to... kind of faff, and play at reluctance in a manner that may be slightly embarrassed, or just politely playing at embarrassment, being coy? And I could circumscribe it like that, I could say that he's excusing himself coyly or something, but my brain just keeps going "no, that's wrong, he's szabadkozik, you should say that". It's frustrating.

I kind of want to write a piece where I just... let myself code switch as many times as I want to. Just to see what it feels like to let my brain do its thing without trying to contain it. It would be fucking incomprehensible.

#squirrel speaks #and i know this sounds pretentious. i do.#i really do #this is a very specific and very MINOR problem to have #but sometimes someone doesn't whisper something they susurrar #or they're saying something al oído #or sometimes they're not impish or mischievous or conspiratory but hamiskás and cinkos #or not awkward but félszeg #or not destitute but nincstelen; so lacking that they don't even have the concept of nothing #oh NOBODY is fucking understanding me right now lol #it MEANS the same but doesn't FEEL the same do you GET me #.... i had this idea once for an art piece type of a book #which is just a novel but certain chapters and paragraphs are simply written in different languages #and unless you speak the exact same mix the author does or the authors do; there are just parts of it that you don't understand #and it'd not be published in translation anywhere either- people would need to go to forums and stuff #and translate passages amongst themselves; piece the meaning together as a community #it'd be a nice project #fucking impossible ofc #but it would be nice

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pamphletstoinspire · 6 years

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THE PROPHECY OF MICHEAS - From The Latin Vulgate Bible

Chapter 1

INTRODUCTION.

Micheas, of Morasti, a little town in the tribe of Juda, was cotemporary with the prophet Isaias, whom he resembles both in his spirit and his style. He is different from the prophet Micheas, mentioned in the Third Book of Kings, (chap. xxii.) for that Micheas lived in the days of king Achab, one hundred and fifty years before the time of Ezechias, under whom this Micheas prophesied, (Challoner) as he did in the two preceding reigns. (Haydock) --- He addresses both Israel and Juda, and predicts the happiness of the Jews after the captivity, as a figure of what the church should enjoy. (Calmet) --- The Jews shall embrace the faith at last, after the Gentiles. (Worthington) --- We have only a small part of the predictions of Micheas, though he may have written no more. His style is obscure, like that of Osee. (Calmet) --- His name signifies "humility," or "who is like." (St. Jerome)

Chapter 1

Samaria, for her sins, shall be destroyed by the Assyrians: they shall also invade Juda and Jerusalem.

1 The word of the Lord that came to Micheas, the Morasthite, in the days of Joathan, Achaz, and Ezechias, kings of Juda: which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.

Notes & Commentary:

Ver. 1. Morasthite, "of Maresa," (Chaldean; chap. i. 14.; Calmet) a village near Eleutheropolis. (St. Jerome) --- Kings. They reigned about sixty years. (Calmet)

2 Hear, all ye people: and let the earth give ear, and all that is therein: and let the Lord God be a witness to you, the Lord from his holy temple.

Ver. 2. Witness. Deuteronomy xxxii., Isaias i., and vi.. The prophet discharges his duty, and will not be blameable, if people die in their sins, Jeremias iii. 18. (Worthington) --- This sublime address shews the importance of the subject, and how deep an impression the sins of Israel had made in his breast.

3 For behold the Lord will come forth out of his place: and he will come down, and will tread upon the high places of the earth.

Ver. 3. Earth, to subdue the rebels, Amos iv. 13., and Habacuc iii. 3. (Calmet)

4 And the mountains shall be melted under him: and the valleys shall be cleft, as wax before the fire, and as waters that run down a steep place.

Ver. 4. Melted. Septuagint, "moved." (Haydock) --- Cleft, as it was to swallow up Core, (Numbers xvi. 31.) with the greatest ease.

5 For the wickedness of Jacob is all this, and for the sins of the house of Israel. What is the wickedness of Jacob? is it not Samaria? and what are the high places of Juda? are they not Jerusalem?

Ver. 5. Jerusalem. High places were left there under Joathan, 4 Kings xv. 35. Achab had introduced the worship of Baal into Samaria, and though the family of Jehu repressed this worship, it gained ground when Micheas appeared. (Calmet) --- This conduct excited God's indignation. (Haydock) --- He came to punish the most guilty. (Calmet)

6 And I will make Samaria as a heap of stones in the field when a vineyard is planted: and I will bring down the stones thereof into the valley, and will lay her foundations bare.

Ver. 6. Heap. Septuagint, "hut to keep the fruit." Hebrew, "hillock of the field," (Haydock) to be cultivated. (Grotius) --- Bare, by Salmanasar, 4 Kings xvii. 6. It was afterwards rebuilt, (Calmet) but completely levelled by Hircan. (Josephus, Antiquities xiii. 18.)

7 And all her graven things shall be cut in pieces, and all her wages shall be burnt with fire, and I will bring to destruction all her idols: for they were gathered together of the hire of a harlot, and unto the hire of a harlot they shall return.

Ver. 7. Her wages. That is, her donaries or presents offered to her idols; or the hire of all her traffic and labour. (Challoner) --- Samaria had trafficked with infidels, and thus grew rich, but imitated their idolatry; (Worthington) and therefore was ruined, and her citizens and riches (Haydock) removed into Assyria. (Worthington) --- Harlot. They were gathered together by one idolatrous city, viz., Samaria: and they shall be carried away to another idolatrous city, viz., Ninive. (Challoner) --- The hire of prostitution was not to be received in God's temple, (Deuteronomy xxiii. 18.) which prohibition shews the antiquity of this abominable custom, Baruch vi. 9. (St. Augustine, City of God iv. 10.) (Calmet)

8 Therefore will I lament, and howl: I will go stript and naked: I will make a wailing like the dragons, and a mourning like the ostriches.

Ver. 8. Naked. Ill clothed, (Haydock) to shew the approaching calamity of the Israelites, Isaias xx. (Menochius) --- Septuagint and Chaldean explain all of the people, (Calmet) or of Samaria. "Therefore shall she lament and howl, go barefoot and naked, bewail like," &c. (Haydock) --- Dragons, when they are crushed by the elephant. (Solin xxxviii.) (Menochius) --- Tannim means also (Haydock) whales, &c., which make a horrible noise. --- Ostriches, or swans, Isaias xiii. 21. Both have a mournful note. (Calmet)

9 Because her wound is desperate, because it is come even to Juda, it hath touched the gate of my people, even to Jerusalem.

Ver. 9. Gate. That is, the destruction of Samaria shall be followed by the invasion of my people of Juda, and the Assyrian shall come and lay all waste even to the confines of Jerusalem. (Challoner) --- Juda received the worship of Baal from Israel. It shared in the punishment of that kingdom. The prophet alludes to the ravages of Sennacherib, ver 13. Yet Juda was much afflicted by Razin and Phacee, before that invasion: which caused Achaz to call in the aid of Theglathphalassar, 2 Paralipomenon xxviii., and 4 Kings xvi. (Calmet)

10 Declare ye it not in Geth, weep ye not with tears: in the house of Dust sprinkle yourselves with dust.

Ver. 10. Geth. Amongst the Philistines, lest they rejoice at your calamity. (Challoner) (2 Kings i. 20., and Amos iii. 9.) (Calmet) --- Tell not these calamities, which I foresee, among your enemies, lest they rejoice. But lament in your own houses, which shall be filled with dust. St. Jerome prays for the light of the Holy Ghost to understand this passage. (Worthington) --- Weep ye not. Keep in your tears, that you may not give your enemies an occasion of exulting over you: but in your own houses, or in your house of dust, your earthly habitation, sprinkle yourselves with dust, and put on the habit of penitents. Some take the house of dust (in Hebrew Haphra) to be the proper name of a city. (Challoner) --- With tears. Hebrew, "at all," (Protestants; Haydock) "in Acco," or Ptolemais, (Reland) or Bochim, (Haydock) a place near Jerusalem, Judges ii. 1. But no reference to this place, or to "the Enakim," (who appear in some copies of the Septuagint) seems to be made. --- Of dust. Samaria, ver. 6. (Calmet)

11 And pass away, O thou that dwellest in the Beautiful place, covered with thy shame: she went not forth that dwelleth in the confines: the House adjoining shall receive mourning from you, which stood by herself.

Ver. 11. Place. In Samaria. In the Hebrew, the beautiful place is expressed by the word Shaphir, which some take for the proper name of a city. (Challoner) --- It is thought that St. Jerome has given the sense of several proper names, (Calmet) or this has been done since in the Vulgate by some other. In the edition of his works, (A.D. 1533) we read, "The dwelling of Saphir passes from you: she hath not come out who inhabits Sennan. The house of Asel shall receive," &c. (Haydock) --- Saphir or Diocesarea was a strong place (Josephus, Jewish Wars ii. 37.) of Galilee, where Saanan was also situated, Judges iv. 11. Haetsel may denote "the vicinity." (Calmet) --- People shall not attempt to comfort their neighbours, being themselves under the greatest alarms. (Haydock) --- Forth. That is, they that dwelt in the confines came not forth, but kept themselves within, for fear. --- Adjoining, viz., Judea and Jerusalem, neighbours to Samaria, and partners in her sins, shall share also in her mourning and calamity: though they had pretended to stand by themselves, trusting in their strength. (Challoner) --- All the inhabitants shall be led into captivity naked. (Haydock)

12 For she is become weak unto good that dwelleth in bitterness: for evil is come down from the Lord into the gate of Jerusalem.

Ver. 12. Weak, &c. Jerusalem is become weak unto any good; because she dwells in the bitterness of sin. (Challoner) --- Protestants, "the inhabitant of Maroth waited carefully for good." (Haydock) --- We know not of any place called Maroth. Grotius would substitute Ramoth. (Calmet) --- Bitterness. St. Jerome, "Maroth." Symmachus, "provoking to bitterness." They are unable to defend their possessions. (Haydock)

13 A tumult of chariots hath astonished the inhabitants of Lachis: it is the beginning of sin to the daughter of Sion, for in thee were found the crimes of Israel.

Ver. 13. Lachis, when Sennacherib came to besiege it, 4 Kings xviii. 13. (Calmet) --- Beginning. That is, Lachis was the first city of Juda that learnt from Samaria the worship of idols, and communicated it to Jerusalem. (Challoner) --- This is not very probable. We may translate, "this is the source of sin," or of chastisement; or the imitation of Israel, is the chief of the crimes of Sion. (Calmet)

14 Therefore shall she send messengers to the inheritance of Geth: the houses of lying to deceive the kings of Israel.

Ver. 14. Send. Lachis shall send to Geth for help; but in vain: for Geth, instead of helping, shall be found to be a house of lying and deceit to Israel. (Challoner) --- Inheritance. Some translate rather "Moreseth (or Morasthi) of Geth, the houses of Acsib," &c. Both these towns were near Geth, and perhaps at this time subject to it, 2 Paralipomenon xxviii. 18. Achaz sent to ask for aid against the king of Israel, ver. 9. (Calmet) --- Protestants, "therefore shalt thou give presents to Moresheth-Gath, the houses of Achzib shall be a lie to the," &c. (Haydock) --- There is an allusion between Acsib and a lie, as also between Maresa and an heir, (ver. 15.; Calmet) as the terms have those senses. (Haydock)

15 Yet will I bring an heir to thee that dwellest in Maresa: even to Odollam shall the glory of Israel come.

Ver. 15. Heir. Maresa (which was the name of a city of Juda) signifies inheritance: but here God by his prophet tells the Jews, that he will bring them an heir to take possession of their inheritance: and that the glory of Israel shall be obliged to give place, and to retire even to Odollam, a city in the extremity of their dominions. And therefore he exhorts them to penance in the following verse. (Challoner) --- Maresa shall fall a prey to the king of Assyria. Micheas was a native of this town, and he ironically addresses his countrymen. (Calmet) --- Glory. Thus he denotes "the misery" of Israel, which shall be extended to the last town in Juda. (Worthington) --- Hebrew means also "burden." Odolla was taken by Sennacherib, (Calmet) with the other towns around Jerusalem. (Haydock)

16 Make thee bald, and be polled for thy delicate children: enlarge thy baldness as the eagle: for they are carried into captivity from thee.

Ver. 16. Eagle. When it loses its feathers, it becomes languid. (Theodoret) --- This verse should be joined with the next chapter, which regards the kingdom of Israel. (Calmet)

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13 Inspiring Books To Jumpstart 2019

With the new year already here, many of us are probably all struggling to keep up with our freshly-made New Year resolutions. Maybe, start one of them here and read a new perspective.

Whether it be fiction, nonfiction, or philosophy, here are some curated books we find inspirational here at Resource.

1. My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh

We’re starting with a shocking, vulnerably hilarious novel about a young New York woman going through a drug-assisted hibernation. She has everything and yet she is missing something. There is a void at the center of her life even though she’s surrounded by images of everything she wants and already has through inheritance and privlege. Ottessa Moshfegh wrote Homesick for Another World, amongst many others.

This book is a work of fiction, but also tying in issues of mental health and coming-of-age in New York City. It also hangs on the fringe of 9/11. This novel handles contemporary issues that are both still talked about now, and explored deeply through the protagonist of the novel.

2. Against Everything by Mark Greif

A combination of comedy, rambling, and pure seriousness. Mark Grief’s literary criticism shows its alright to have an opinion, especially in the late 2010’s. His tone is enticing and intelligent, often compelling his readers to go on reading tangents along with his own.

With 2019 challenging us mentally and politically, Grief gives us a lot to look at and think about, whether it be the process of gyms or music. His skeptical approach is not of disillusionment, but something of a device to further understand the concepts he’s working with.

This is a great read to exercise your own everyday skepticism, whether via walking to the gym or listening to your favorite Radiohead song.

3. The Wisdom of Insecurity by Alan Watts

Alan Watts is an Eastern Philosopher aimed at a Western audience. He breaks down intense Eastern principles and criticisms for an audience that may not understand from their POV.

From the introduction, “we live in an age of unprecedented anxiety.” Watts communicates a message here on our willingness to forget about the here and now. Not in an ignorant way, but in an introspective way, that we need to rethink about what it means to lead a fulfilling life and how that could possibly be achieved through knowledge.

Watts is a firm believer in the now, and like Mark Grief, is not afraid of criticizing what he holds most close to him. This is a great read if you’re looking for a hard perspective change!

4. The Lonely City: Adventures in the Art of Being Alone by Olivia Laing

Olivia Laing asks the questions every person who ever lived next to a bustling city or town asks, “What does it mean to be lonely?” Of course, some of us may never experience this as we’re constantly surrounded by people and confidence. However, there is a large amount of city dwellers who feel this phenomenon.

Laing asks, “How do we live, if we’re not intimately engaged with another human being?” and “Does technology draw us closer together or trap us behind screens?”

Living in the city herself, Laing relates her own experience with loneliness in an artful, deeply introspective book. This read is great when experiencing loneliness, or rethinking your place in the city in general.

5. Bluets by Maggie Nelson

Like the color blue? Maggie Nelson wrote a whole lyrical vision based on the color blue. Full of lyric and philosophy, Nelson paints each page with an exploration of personal suffering and love.

Maggie Nelson is widely renowned for her poetry and nonfiction and teaches right now at the California Institute of the Arts. If you haven’t read Maggie Nelson yet, we recommend you start soon. This book is great to change moods and atmospheres quick.

6. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson

This book is for all our caring angels out there. It is based on Mark Manson’s influential blog and is focused on how to care less about things. Not in an ignorant sense, but in a fully intentional sense. Manson relates how a few rules can help you, the reader, to lead a less stressful life. His logline is, of course, “Do what you want, not all you can.”

This read is great for a casual, coffee-time flip through or a one-day finish.

7. Strange Weather in Tokyo by Hiromi Kawakami

2019 is going to be a time for expanding boundaries. A great way to practice that is reading about experiences drastically different from your own. Here’s a novel based on Tsukiko, a young girl who happens to meet one of her old high school teachers by chance at a sake bar.

The book itself reads like sparse, quiet Japanese art, like side-by-side woodblock prints and screens. A great addition to Japanese Literature, its considered a contemporary romance, but also not really at all. If anybody watched Lost In Translation, many readers consider the two similar in atmosphere.

This read is great for feeling spread out and broad. Let yourself sway in Kawakami’s atmosphere.

8. The Woman Destroyed by Simone de Beauvoir

From the Sunday Herald Times in London, The Woman Destroyed contains “immensely intelligent stories about the decay of passion.” Three different stories on three different women. Each woman faces age and unexpected becomings.

Simone de Beauvoir did a remarkable bunch for women in philosophy, and its no wonder her fiction writing can give us so much insight into the romance of womanhood. This read is great for those who want to pick and read a 19th-century feminist philosopher’s mind during the rise of Existentalism and French philosophy.

9. Becoming by Michelle Obama

This almost seems like a given. From a long distance, this is about a woman who defied expectation, an exploration of soul and content. Its wise, its inspiring.

Michelle Obama has become one of the most iconic women of our time. She’s the first African-American First Lady of the United States of America amongst many other accomplishments. She fought to create a more welcoming and inclusive White House, and established herself as a highly influential advocate and ally for all women and girls around the world.

This is her memoir, a piece focusing on her history and her reflecting her actions. She tells her readers about her highs and her lows, however private, and tells her story on her own terms. This novel is great for those who need to read something truly inspirational and exceptionally relevant.

10. Devotion by Patti Smith

Another highly inspirational woman, Patti Smith is a New York City queen. M Train and Just Kids became a rite of passage for many New York City youth. Her storytelling has changed many lives and compelled many more.

In Devotion, Patti Smith dives into her artistic and creative process. How is it that she’s so genius? She gives her readers a peek into her own thoughts and her process towards creating her art and words. She writes about her travels, her experiences, all what she does best.

This is great for people who need a creative boost from one of the most influential women in the artistic world.

11. If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin

Some of you probably saw Annapurna release a trailer with the same title. Yes, its originally a story by the beloved James Baldwin. James Baldwin is witty and quick black rights activist and writer that lived and worked alongside with people like MLK and Malcolm X.

Featured on countless interviews and news pieces, Baldwin often tackles the growing intersections of being black in America, and what that could mean for everybody else. His literary style could be described as a spiral going outwards, focusing in and then expanding out in intentional strokes for his readers to hang onto.

This book is great for those looking for a relevant and lively story on a moving America through the eyes of Tish. Tish is a nineteen-year-old girl who witnesses the father of her child falsely accused of a terrible crime and imprisoned. Baldwin writes a compelling love story evoking the blues. Their story and experience is unshakable from the American consciousness.

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12. The Idiot by Elif Batuman

The log-line on Goodreads says “A portrait of the artist as a young woman. A novel about not just discovering but inventing oneself.” This contemporary fiction novel is set in 1995.

The narrative follows Selin, the daughter of Turkish immigrants, as she arrives for her first year at Harvard. Selin’s life follows a coming-of-age and a peek into the life of expectation and coming to grips with oneself.

This book is great for those looking for a read to check themselves as they check the characters.

13. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari

Here’s some nonfiction for you. Any intro 101’s are beneficial to read, its always great to grow your foundation once in awhile. When was the last time you learned about your biological roots? Unless you’re a scientist, it’s probably been awhile.

This book tackles questions like “How did our species succeed in the battle for dominance?” and “Why did our foraging ancestors come together to create cities and kingdoms?” to “How did we come to believe in gods, nations and human rights; to trust money, books laws; and to be enslaved by bureaucracy, timetables, and consumerism?”

Dr. Yuval Noah Harari draws insights from biology, anthroplogy, paleontology and economics, exploring how pieces of history have shaped our societies, our environment and our own psyches. This book is great for those who need evidence to change and inspiration rather than just fictional experiential shifts of consciousness. To each their own.

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