Today’s word is kalinaw. This word means serenity or tranquility. This is very hard to find these days. We live in a world where the younger generation, and even some of the older folk, cannot live unless they are talking or texting on the phone while watching something on television or driving, or even both.
We have worked in convenience stores that had a television
that we would turn off when we worked.
The first thing out of peoples’ mouths when they came in was, “Why don’t
you have on the television?” These
people would be in the store for less than five minutes, yet they did not know
what to do unless they were bombarded by noise.
In this store, we had the video game machines dinging and ringing along
with a music service that was playing.
This should have provided enough noise for someone who was messaging on
their phone. For some reason, it wasn’t.
A hospital room should be peaceful. However, once I checked into the hospital and
before I could get in the bed, the nurse or nurses’ assistant had turned on the
television in my room. That is more than
I need.
What I need is a peaceful place along a creek or river that
does not have alligators, a large glass of tea, and my beautiful child-bride
Suzanne by my side.
What about you? What
makes your life peaceful?
Disclaimer: These words and these photos are from an article by Isabelle Laureta on BuzzFeed titled
“36 Of The Most Beautiful Words In The Philippine Language”. All credit goes to them.
https://www.buzzfeed.com/isabellelaureta/kilig-sa-harana?utm_term=.xcPav3N9z#.wg50mrq4Z
Disclaimer: These words and these photos are from an article by Isabelle Laureta on BuzzFeed titled
“36 Of The Most Beautiful Words In The Philippine Language”. All credit goes to them.
https://www.buzzfeed.com/isabellelaureta/kilig-sa-harana?utm_term=.xcPav3N9z#.wg50mrq4Z
Read My Beautiful Child-Bride Suzanne's Post
Here are a few other posts on today's word
https://areadingwritr.wordpress.com/2016/07/05/word-high-july-kalinaw/
https://davydblog.com/2016/07/05/kalinaw/
https://dancingwithmosquitoes.wordpress.com/2016/07/05/word-high-july-kalinaw/
https://davydblog.com/2016/07/05/kalinaw/
https://dancingwithmosquitoes.wordpress.com/2016/07/05/word-high-july-kalinaw/
awww. your peaceful place is indeed full of serenity.
ReplyDeleteI think mine would be in a bed with a coffee and a book. <3 Thank you for sharing!
Thank you. It is so difficult to find any place where there is not constant noise.
ReplyDeleteSilence is an interesting concept in the modern age. I think we are now conditioned to operate in noisy environments.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Davy. It seems no matter where we try to go we are bombarded with noise. When I was growing up, my mother had to have the T.V. on just for the noise. People today have the T.V., the computer, a telephone, and other things all going at the same time. I would like to put on a set of noise cancelling headphones and just listen to baroque music and chill.
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