10-15-2017, 12:00 AM
watergaze wrote:
yea, before google translate it would have been more interesting for sure
. But it would also have excluded others a lot more.
btw I disagree that it is sad to see the sunrise when one is alone / in solitude.
German is kinda obsessed with the sadness/loneliness / being alone / solitude stuff (not saying other languages don't talk about it ofc). This bent in the culture is better left alone (there is a reason why they have such an insanely big goth/gothic/doom/black metal/darkwave scene). Just like French likes the sound of itself too much, German has this bend (there is a reason why some very famous philosophers come from there, e.g. the big names linked to nihilism). Plus German likes to over-complicate stuff in writing. End of today's language window haha. I wonder what one could say about English .
Oscar Wilde in German sounds like a punishment
Depression is found in every culture, but the expression varies. In America, we prefer to uphold a vision of ideal standards of success. For many in America, materialism is believed to be a sign of high-status. Mental illness is perceived as a stain and these populations are largely outcasted. America has a belief that it is more important to suffer in silence than to admit personal flaws. It is rare to see an American who is down-to-earth and embraces their inner shadows. We're quite shallow as a nation. American culture also lacks a culture. That's part of the issue--there's very little metaphysical history to America (and where there were moments of inspiration, they were hammered down and largely eliminated). We're like the bratty, spoiled child who never grew up and expects the world to bow to us because we believe we are forward-thinking leaders. We're not. We've done well by the mind, but poorly by the heart. We can think, but we lack feeling.
At least Germany is expressing and experiencing themselves, even if it appears dark. Germans are processing. Americans are largely frozen in their existence.
Literally, viewing a sunrise in solitude is beautiful. Figuratively, viewing a sunrise in solitude is lonely. Life is significantly more beautiful when the beauty in moments can be shared with others. There's something so moving in a collective awareness that isolation can't even hold a candle to. Birthing a new world requires a collective awareness. Birthing a new world alone is merely a dream. There are differences.
Oscar Wilde in German does sound like a punishment lol.
yea, before google translate it would have been more interesting for sure
. But it would also have excluded others a lot more. btw I disagree that it is sad to see the sunrise when one is alone / in solitude.
German is kinda obsessed with the sadness/loneliness / being alone / solitude stuff (not saying other languages don't talk about it ofc). This bent in the culture is better left alone (there is a reason why they have such an insanely big goth/gothic/doom/black metal/darkwave scene). Just like French likes the sound of itself too much, German has this bend (there is a reason why some very famous philosophers come from there, e.g. the big names linked to nihilism). Plus German likes to over-complicate stuff in writing
. End of today's language window haha. I wonder what one could say about English .Oscar Wilde in German sounds like a punishment
Depression is found in every culture, but the expression varies. In America, we prefer to uphold a vision of ideal standards of success. For many in America, materialism is believed to be a sign of high-status. Mental illness is perceived as a stain and these populations are largely outcasted. America has a belief that it is more important to suffer in silence than to admit personal flaws. It is rare to see an American who is down-to-earth and embraces their inner shadows. We're quite shallow as a nation. American culture also lacks a culture. That's part of the issue--there's very little metaphysical history to America (and where there were moments of inspiration, they were hammered down and largely eliminated). We're like the bratty, spoiled child who never grew up and expects the world to bow to us because we believe we are forward-thinking leaders. We're not. We've done well by the mind, but poorly by the heart. We can think, but we lack feeling.
At least Germany is expressing and experiencing themselves, even if it appears dark. Germans are processing. Americans are largely frozen in their existence.
Literally, viewing a sunrise in solitude is beautiful. Figuratively, viewing a sunrise in solitude is lonely. Life is significantly more beautiful when the beauty in moments can be shared with others. There's something so moving in a collective awareness that isolation can't even hold a candle to. Birthing a new world requires a collective awareness. Birthing a new world alone is merely a dream. There are differences.
Oscar Wilde in German does sound like a punishment lol.