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“The limits of my language mean the limits of my world.”  — Ludwig Wittgenstein, Tractatus Logico‑Philosophicus
I often think about this.  It does seem plausible that people who speak and read different languages experience their lives in ways that may be materially different than I do my own. This seems to imply that our conversance with our language affects the way we think.
But I wonder if this is simply a frailty of the Western world.  Do those who achieved Zen Buddhist enlightenment mentally pronounce each word of their thoughts, like I do my own?  I doubt it.
I used to know a polyglot who told me that when she travelled, it would take her a couple of days before she started to dream in the local language. That’s food for thought, isn’t it?

The Limits of My Language

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When I was in college in the 1970s, I recall hearing people say, “We’ll have solar energy when the Rockefellers own the sun.”

Nothing’s changed too much in half a century.

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Even Trump’s Endorsement Can’t Ruin This Guy’s Chances in His Race for Office

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It’s hard to imagine how certain politicians can lose in the 2026 midterms, even with “the kiss of death” (Trump’s endorsement).

This guy’s district in Texas is largely the panhandle, far from the more educated and sophisticated parts of the state in Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, and Austin.

He’s a physician and retired admiral.

If for some horrible reason I lived in a town in that district, perhaps called Buzzardsbreath, TX, I would probably vote for him myself, even with Trump’s endorsement.

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A Metaphor on the Natural Forces that Support Human Life on Earth

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I met a guy yesterday you told me, “We live on this planet at the generosity of the forces of nature.  These privileges can be withdrawn at any time, and without notice.”

I thought that was clever.

A Metaphor on the Natural Forces that Support Human Life on Earth

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