Your Lifesaver Word
Your Lifesaver Word I f you were lost in the middle of the sea and all your words were carried away from you, which word would you hold onto as your lifesaver? That is, the sea has somehow sucked all your power to recall language and you have only one word left to bring you to safety? The first word that surfaces in my mind is patience. It doesn't seem like it would help, seeing as how in such a drastic circumstance one should spring into action. I envision myself inside this tube and all I see is water. I could swim, but where? I imagine that I have splashed about, grabbing onto as many concepts as I can. However, nothing brings me closer to land, although I know sooner or later an answer might arrive on a wave. You could say: "You should have chosen hope, then." Well, it's not the first word that came to mind. In any case, I believe patience would get me further. Hope might lead me to swim my hardest in the direction of a boat that never stops. In my life, the pat...