Dickinson on aging
"Old age comes on suddenly, and not gradually as is thought." Emily Dickinson
From “utepils” (Norwegian, “beer that is enjoyed outside, particularly on the first hot day of the year”) to “mbuki-mvuki” (Bantu, “to shed clothes to dance uninhibited”), the Positive Lexicography Project gathers untranslatable words describing happiness. https://t.co/TPSnKraDBY
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