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8 Beautiful Non-English Words You Should Steal Right Away

With all this extra time the lockdown has offered me, I am certainly not going to miss out on working on my vocabulary. The best thing I can do is dig through the word of web and look of charming words that can enhance my mini lexis. So, here’s a bunch of beautiful words that do not have a direct English equivalent. But I guess this is what preserves its charm. Wabi Sabi – According to traditional Japanese philosophy, this concept is based on the principle of imperfection. It is the art of finding beauty in the imperfections of life and appreciating the changes that are happening. With the current situation that has affected the world, it would make us happier if we lived life the wabi sabi way. Sturmfrei – This German word literally translates to storm-free. But in reality, it has quite a different meaning. Sturmfrei is the freedom of being alone. Remember, as a child when you would get a day alone at home when your parents had gone out. That feeling, where you had the hou...

Nonwriter's block

I am not a writer So I am not obliged to write...  But don't I have enough words? Or is it just some fright? I once wrote because it was all breezy... It felt homely and so nice and cozy.  And just when you got very comfortable writing... The demons of half-rhyme came all haunting.  All confused, stuck between hell and hill... What should I write next? The time there stood still.  I kept thinking how do I overcome this bump? And that's when I realized, In this lush rainforest...I was looking for a stump.   I'll always be a nonwriter...With nothing much to write. In your dark and stormy way, just write anything and find your light.