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unraveling
[ənræˈvəl]
풀다
해명하다.
흐트러지다
요즈음은 옷이나 구두를 수선하기 보다
새상품을 사는 것이 여러가지로 생산적이다.
요즈음이 그렇다고 하는 것을 전에는 그렇지 않았다는 말도 된다.
그래서 옛날에는 동네마다 구두수선하는 것이 많았지만
요즈음은 보기 힘들다.
집에서는 털실로 옷 (특히 스웨터)을 만들었지만
그런 사람들이 많지 않다.
Many housewives UNRAVLED old sweater to make threads
많은 주부들은 낡은 스웨터를 풀어서 실들을 만들었다.
이렇게 단순한 '풀기'도 있지만 이런 일도 있어서 입맛이 쓰다.
한국에서 벌어지는 일들 (특히 정치계)을 보면
같은 사건을 보고 해석하는 태도가 국민들을 혼랍스럽게 하고 있다.
그러면서 관심을 갖는 국민들의 머리에는 이런 생각으로 꽊 찼을 것이라고 생각한다.
Because of a lot of politicians wrong decision,
they UNRAVELED simple matter.
많은 정치인들의 그릇된 결정 때문에
그들은 쉬운 문제를 풀지 못했다.
아전인수 (我田引水)식 해석을 하는 것이 정치인의 고질병인 것이
또 적라라 (赤裸裸)에게 들어난 것 가운데 하나다.
무엇인가를 푼다는 낱말을 보면 내가 고등학교 때
숨죽여가며 읽었던 '탐정 소설' 생각이 난다.
탐정 소설의 생명은 다음과 같다.
A well-known detective tried to UNRAVELED the mystery surrounding a rich peron's death.
잘 알려진 탐정은 어느 부자의 죽음에 둘려싸인 수수께끼를 풀으려는 노력을 했다.
unravel 이라는 동사를 보면 생각나는 글이 있다.
인간은 철학적 동물이므로 ~
Humans from radically different time and space coordinates
have worked on unraveling the same mystery:
다른 시간과 공간의 틀의 근복적으로 곳에서 온 인간들은
같은 수수께끼 (또는 신비)를 풀려고 해왔다.
What makes a good life?
무엇이 좋은 삶을 만드는지?
(Psychology Today, January 4, 2024)
나는 나이가 들어도 나름대로 새로운 일들을 계획하며
하루 하루를 살려고 노력한다.
(내일 죽어도 사과 나무를 심겠다는
거창한 말을 이루려는 건 아니지만)
All I make plans will begin to UNRAVEL one by one, I hope
내가 새운 모든 계획이 하나 하나 풀려지기 시작하기를 희망한다.
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What’s even more astounding is how much of their wisdom remains applicable today.
Marianna Pogosyan Ph.D.
Between Cultures
PHILOSOPHY
5 Strategies for Flourishing From the Stoic Pharmacy
Psychological tools for well-being from 2,000 years ago still work today.
Posted January 4, 2024
Reviewed by Michelle Quirk
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UNRAVEL a complicate matter
UNRAVEL thread
Unravel Me
KEY POINTS
Puzzle is a synonym for unravel. Sometimes you can use "Puzzle" instead the word "Unravel
"they were attempting to unravel the cause of death"
I have been praying for Him to “Unravel Me Lord.”
Not just unravel me with a song, but with Your word, and Your Spirit.
"On sleepy Monday mornings, my daughter has raveled herself into the sheets and won't unravel."
All I carefully made plans began to UNRAVEL one by one.
There are some mysteries even Ruth Rendell couldn't unravel.
There are some mysteries even Ruth Rendell couldn't unravel.
Be honest: if you found this in your attic, would you take the time to unravel it, or would you toss it in the garbage?
The tassels on the end of the rug have started to unravel and will need to be replaced.
Bear with me while I unravel this seeming oxymoron.
We had to unravel the rope to make it long enough to reach across the bridge.
The Stoics offered simple practices that could lead to flourishing.
Detectives are still trying to unravel the mystery surrounding his death.
To have more gratitude, consider trying negative visualization.
For fewer negative emotions, try psychological reframing.
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It’s strangely comforting to consider that humans from radically different time and space coordinates have worked on unraveling the same mystery: What makes a good life? What’s even more astounding is how much of their wisdom remains applicable today.
Take the Stoics (time: 3rd century BC; place: Ancient Greece).
ravel (v.)
1580s, "to entangle, become entwined confusedly," also "to untangle, disentangle, unwind" (originally with out), from Dutch ravelen "to tangle, fray," rafelen "to unweave," from rafel "frayed thread," which is of uncertain origin. The seemingly contradictory senses of this word (ravel and unravel are both synonyms and antonyms) might be reconciled by its roots in weaving and sewing: as threads become unwoven, they get tangled. The "entangling" meaning is the "more original" sense according to OED. From 1590s in the figurative sense of "make plain or clear;" 1610s as "make a minute and careful investigation." The intransitive sense, of fabric, "become untwisted or disjointed thread from thread" is by 1610s.
also from 1580s
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From their emphasis on cultivating virtue as a path to well-being to their recognition that it’s all about how people respond to events (rather than the events themselves)—echoes of Stoic philosophy continue to
reverberate in modern psychology.
“The Stoics were the preeminent psychologists of the Western world,” says Wright State University Professor Emeritus of Philosophy William Irvine. “Centuries later, psychology is realizing how effective their techniques were.”
William Irvine is a 21st-century Stoic philosopher. To avoid the risk of “mis-living” by spending years and decades on autopilot, Irvine suggests consciously adopting a “philosophy for living.” It involves two steps: figuring out what’s worth having and finding a way to get it. If one were to need guidance in this noble quest, the Stoics offer some answers that may be worth considering. For one, they gave the making of a good life abundant thought; in Irvine’s words, “they did their homework.” Further, Stoic philosophy has “a low price of admission.” Unlike other traditions that call for lifelong immersion, the Stoics offered simple well-being-boosting practices that could be learned in minutes. For our modern Zeitgeist where solutions can’t come fast enough, what can be more enticing?
Here are Irvine’s picks of five psychological tools from the Stoic toolkit for flourishing.
1. Negative visualization for gratitude
For a few seconds, allow yourself to contemplate how, at this very moment, things could be worse. You could be suffering from a toothache. Your friends could abandon you. Your computer could break, erasing your work. In an instant, the cornerstones for joy and meaning in your life (your health, your relationships, your accomplishments) could go awry in an infinite number of ways. Dismal as it may sound, the Stoics used negative visualization to kindle profound appreciation for the life that they did have. According to Irvine, this practice has the potential to “transform us into individuals who are delighted to be alive.” After all, “the fact that there are so many bad things that aren’t happening is a cause for celebration in itself.”
2. Framing for reducing negative emotions
Just as frames can impact the way we perceive paintings, the psychological frames we impose around life events can influence our emotional reactions to them. In the words of Marcus Aurelius, “If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment.” Next time you encounter a challenge, Irvine suggests experimenting with different frames. For example, was the event due to someone’s malice or mere incompetence? Can you see it with a sense of humor? Or, consider how you’d deal with the event if you thought of it as yet another peculiar story for your autobiography. This “storytelling frame” as Irvine calls it, helped the Stoics not get swept away by their negative reactions to setbacks. Instead, by dealing with them calmly, effectively, and, if possible, with a dash of levity, they metamorphosed their setbacks into good stories to tell.
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3. The "last time" meditation for a boost of life-affirmation
For everything you do—from brushing your teeth to kissing your beloved—there will be a last time that you do it. This fact can be either horribly pessimistic, or it can be a wake-up call to stop sleepwalking through our remaining days. It can infuse the encounters that we take for granted—with ourselves, others, and the world—with presence, connection, and engagement. Someday, says Irvine, you might look back at this moment, when you could still rake leaves and laugh with friends, and think, “If only I could live in that dream world!” Realize that you are living in that dream world right now! Furthermore, as Irvine points out, you could even go out of your way and get one extra time of doing something. “At this very moment, there are X more times you will kiss the person you love. But if, as the result of reading this, you go give them a kiss that you otherwise wouldn’t have given, you will increase this number to X+1. And chances are you will have fun doing it!” he writes.
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4. Becoming a connoisseur of everything for cultivating delight
A connoisseur, writes Irvine, is someone who is knowledgeable about things. For example, a connoisseur of art is someone who enjoys and appreciates the subtleties of art and recognizes artists and their oeuvres. A trip to the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam will be a different (likely richer and more enjoyable) experience for an art connoisseur than for a tourist who just wants a souvenir. Learning about something changes the way we relate to it and can “dramatically increase our appreciation” of it, says Irvine. Even the sky can be seen anew when we realize that “in our corner of the universe, blue skies are an anomaly … and that to find another blue sky in the Solar System, you would have to travel to Uranus or Neptune.” Try becoming a connoisseur of as many things as possible—art, music, nature, food, anything. Because by becoming knowledgeable of the world we live in, Irvine writes, we can fully take advantage of our lives and realize that we live in a “garden of delight.”
5. Bedtime meditation for self-awareness
The Stoics, Irvine says, were keen on reflecting on their shortcomings and then taking steps to improve them. They thought of themselves as artists who worked with a material that was far more precious than clay: life itself. Whereas “the sculptor had access to multiple blocks of marble to shape, a Stoic had only one life to transform into something beautiful, namely, the life that he was living.” To help them do that, the Stoics observed their own lives. Inspired by Seneca’s bedtime ritual of reviewing his day, Irvine suggests taking a few moments at bedtime to think about what went right and wrong during the day. Did you take advantage of opportunities to be kind and curious? Did you allow yourself to get upset over something insignificant? Did you remain calm in the face of setbacks? Did you experience joy and delight? This practice of “watching yourself live life while living your life” can be profound, says Irvine. “It allows us to stay accountable for our mistakes in our own eyes, to forgive ourselves, to learn and move on. And if we did something that would make Seneca proud, to congratulate ourselves.”
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How might the ancient Stoics react if they were to visit us now?
Irvine suggests two possibilities.
First, they’d be horrified by social media.
Second, upon noticing that despite all our advancements and possessions we still aren’t much happier than our ancestors, they’d say, “We told you so!”
Many thanks to William Irvine for his time and insights. He is the author of seven books, including A Guide to the Good Life (2008).