Words are but symbols for the relations of things to one another and to us; nowhere do they touch upon absolute truth.
- Friedrich Nietzsche
Nonetheless, these expressions get pretty close to a fascinating series of culturally-specific, but universally relatable human truths.
Here are some of our favourites.
German: Waldeinsamkeit
Japanese: Komorebi
Spanish: Sobremesa
Hawaiian: Pana Poʻo
French: Dépaysement
Swedish: Mångata
Illustrations by Ella Frances Sanders.
Check out all 11 of them from here.
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