Profanity is defined by Merriam-Webster as “offensive words or language”. It is also called bad language, strong language, coarse language, foul language, bad words, vulgar language, lewd language, swearing, cursing, cussing, or using expletives, what is generally considered to be very impolite, rude or offensive. It can show a debasement of someone or something, or show… Continue reading The profundity of profanity
Tag: psychology
Mind the E-Gap
Future shock is too much change in too short a period of time. Modern man feels shock from rapid changes. We have become cities without a history. Urban populations double every 11 years. The overall production of goods and services doubles each 50 years in developed countries. Society experiences an increasing number of changes with an… Continue reading Mind the E-Gap
Work and other four-letter words
All around me, wherever I go, throughout the entirety of most of my life, people talk and obsess about work. We spend 80% of our adult lives working and more than 50% of us hate our jobs. We are classified and judged less by who we are than by the job we do. Despite protests that… Continue reading Work and other four-letter words
No Jains in Switzerland?
In India there exists the Jain order, wandering monks, who believe in non-violence to an extreme degree. They wear gauze across their faces so insects won´t accidentally fly into their mouths, eyes or ears. They stare at the ground to ensure that no living creature is crushed by their feet. They brush the ground before… Continue reading No Jains in Switzerland?
The joy of not knowing
Back on the train yesterday to St. Gallen and Konstanz… More moments captured… A man kisses his wife and small daughter before they board the train… A brown fox smiling as the SBB speeds past Steinenbrunnen… Llamas grazing in Haggenschwil fields At Starbucks SG encounters with colleagues of both Bahnhof and Marktplatz SBs…a pleasure! Helvetic Air stewardess… Continue reading The joy of not knowing