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weird (adj.)

c. 1400,

• "having power to control fate", from wierd (n.), from Old English wyrd "fate, chance, fortune; destiny; the Fates," literally "that which comes,"

• from Proto-Germanic wurthiz (cognates: Old Saxon wurd, Old High German wurt "fate," Old Norse urðr "fate, one of the three Norns"),

• from PIE wert- "to turn, to wind," (cognates: German werden, Old English weorðan "to become"),

• from root wer- (3) "to turn, bend" (see versus).

• For sense development from "turning" to "becoming," compare phrase turn into "become."

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What have you learned about the power of sincerity? (www.reddit.com)
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Some time ago, the one named mindseal (I only encountered as nefandi) told me an analogy that I had been contemplating ever since.

I'm sad to have forgotten the whole context and fidelity of the details, but I remember the gist of it. I found it inspiring and empowering to consider.

He said something along the lines of "Even a leaf obscures galaxies, and a mouse may shatter a star if it squeaks with enough sincerity."

I'm sure I misquoted it, so I spruced it up with my own imagination here.

Anyway, wow. The perspicacity alone has accompanied me for some time now. More than that, though, learning that sincerity is powerful.

Truly, it is powerful.

I want to learn more. Would you share some wisdom with me?

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[–] syncretik 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

"What have you learned about the power of sincerity?"

Originally posted by u/[deleted] on 2021-09-05 19:41:23 (pia54w).