Without a shadow of a
doubt, the new normality we’re supposed
to go back to has quite a few twists and turns. Great uncertainties, along with
great possibilities, surround our daily tasks. By now, many of the readers of
this blog would agree that the uncertainties must be clarified, while the range
of possibilities must be explored. Google Images
“Count your blessings”,
the saying goes. If you are one of those who visit the blog often enough,
you must have already realized that glimpses of a way of thinking can be
detected between the lines and within the strings of words that make up each
text, pointing to self-reliance, freedom and independence. Entrenched
expressions such as “when there’s a will there’s a way” represent, at the same
time, encouragement and an underlying statement: seize the moment.
“If not now, then when?”
As I said in previous
posts, some of the nooks and crannies of resonating with the English speaker’s
worldview lie in a mental model of the mind, poured – so to speak – into the
competent speaker’s expression. Just as an example, have a look at this excerpt
from Roy D’Andrade[1],
With this in mind, and
eager to know more and more, there’s that new “lot” coming your way!
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[1] D’Andrade, R. A Folk Model of the Mind. In
Cultural Models in Language and Thought.
Cambridge University Press, 1987
