>The significance of a 'home' in one's psyche lies in what memories it >holds >for her. Those who grew up in many places, moving with their >families' job >transfers or what have you, would have very little >attachments to a house as >a 'home', even if the quality of the >environment might have been just as >memorable and dear. On the other >hand someone who grew up in a shelter, >however humble, in a loving >and caring environment, will hold the memories of >that house as a >'home' quite dear. And no matter how clearly words >distinguish the >meanings of the two in a language, it would not have any >impact on >one's perception of that shelter as a mere house or a dear home. True, C'da. I would be the last one to deny that for others, though I personally don't care for this kind of sentiment. Life has taught me to be overly practical, and sometimes that leads me to think that I am above and beyond these things - a superiority complex, you might say. And I know that is not very nice at all, when I am leaning towards spirituality. Anyway!! But, but, but... if suddenly distant relatives start doing this 'sokut tel di kaanda', then the need to remind them and tell them the difference between a "house" and a loving "home" that used to be, does arise. Ask them why this sudden 'lerela xaador' - this false 'dorod'. > bhaxa distinguishing a 'home' from a mere 'house', it still would not > > resolve your conflicts, would it? It may not resolve the conflict, but would be a good one to put forward a question to let them know that they are acting like a bunch of ostriches. BTW, there is no conflict. :) Everything is hunky dory at my end. :) > tongue is as nuanced as the highly evolved Hindi that you > confronted them > with examples :-). That's just to make it easy for people to understand. Do I see a defensive mode in you instead when it comes to Hindi? :)
“In order to make spiritual progress you must be patient like a tree and humble like a blade of grass” - Lakshmana > Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2008 13:09:37 -0600> To: [email protected]> From: [EMAIL > PROTECTED]> Subject: [Assam] House and Home> > Well, Alpana, I think you > have mixed up two different issues: One of > a social evolution with that of > semantics.> > Even if you had two distinctly different single words in > Oxomiya > bhaxa distinguishing a 'home' from a mere 'house', it still would > not > resolve your conflicts, would it?> > The significance of a 'home' in > one's psyche lies in what memories it > holds for her. Those who grew up in > many places, moving with their > families' job transfers or what have you, > would have very little > attachments to a house as a 'home', even if the > quality of the > environment might have been just as memorable and dear. On > the other > hand someone who grew up in a shelter, however humble, in a > loving > and caring environment, will hold the memories of that house as a > > 'home' quite dear. And no matter how clearly words distinguish the > > meanings of the two in a language, it would not have any impact on > one's > perception of that shelter as a mere house or a dear home.> > That is the > difference.> > So, why did I even chime in?> > For the simple reason of > detecting a sense of defensiveness in > respondents scurrying to grab this > Sanskrit word or that few Oxomiyas > use in their communications; no doubt > to prove that their mother > tongue is as nuanced as the highly evolved > Hindi that you > confronted them with examples :-).> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > At 12:23 PM -0600 1/27/08, Alpana B. Sarangapani wrote:> >Hi C'da:> >> > >> I think we are attempting to split hairs over nothing.> >> >:) Right, > right, in general we should not, and never split hairs > >over things. :)> > > > Just because another language differentiates between a house and > >a > > home, and Oxomiya does not, one does not need to go into a fit of> >Yes, the > keyword is "need".> >> >If you have not noticed, the need to define a > "house" and a "home" > >have arisen in today's Assam. People are not that > simple anymore. I > >get "culture-shock" every time I go to India > now-a-days, a place > >that I was born and grew up in and had 'faith' in.> > >> >Some do become interested after a HOUSE for which they were never > > >"interested" when it was a HOME - filled with people that welcomed > >them > with love and warmth.> >> >See the need now C'da? I definitely do.> >> >> >> > >> >> >> grabbing at Sanskrit words that few use. For us 'ghor' is a > > >>ghor--a > house and a home too. The difference lies in HOW it is > >>used > in a > sentence. There are many such nuances to all languages. > >>The > > differentiation lies in the usage.> >> >> >> >> >"In order to make spiritual > progress you must be patient like a tree > >and humble like a blade of > grass"> >- Lakshmana> >> >> > > Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2008 09:54:44 -0600> To: > [email protected]> > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [Assam] (no > subject)> > > I > >think we are attempting to split hairs over nothing.> > > Just because > >another language differentiates between a house and a > > home, and > >Oxomiya does not, one does not need to go into a fit of > > grabbing > >at Sanskrit words that few use. For us 'ghor' is a ghor--a > > house > >and a home too. The difference lies in HOW it is used in a > > > >sentence. There are many such nuances to all languages. The > > > >differentiation lies in the usage.> > > > > > > > > > > At 6:00 PM > >-0600 > 1/26/08, kamal deka wrote:> >HOUSE = BHOBON / AWAKH > >/GRIHO> >HOME = GRIHO > BAKH /GHOR> >KJD> >> >> >On 1/26/08, Alpana B. > >Sarangapani <[EMAIL > PROTECTED]> wrote:> >>> >>> >> Does > >anybody know if there are separate > words for "home" and "house" > >in> >> Assamese? I know we use 'ghor' .> >>> > >> But if you need to > >assert the real meanings of a "real" home and just > a> >> house with > >4 walls, what are they?> >>> >> I believe it is 'ghar`' > for home and > >'makaan' for house in Hindi.> >>> >> Thanks for your > > >help.> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> "In order to make spiritual > > >progress you must be patient like a tree and> >> humble like a blade > >of > grass"> >> - Lakshmana> >>> >>> >>> >> > > >_________________________________________________________________> >> > > >Need to know the score, the latest news, or you need your > > >Hotmail(R)-get> >> your "fix".> >> > > >http://www.msnmobilefix.com/Default.aspx> >> > > >_______________________________________________> >> assam mailing > >list> > >> [email protected]> >> > > >http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org> >>> > >_______________________________________________> >assam > >mailing > >list> > >[email protected]> > >http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org> > > > > >_______________________________________________> assam mailing list> > > >[email protected]> > > >http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org> > >_________________________________________________________________> >Shed > those extra pounds with MSN and The Biggest Loser!> > >http://biggestloser.msn.com/> > >_______________________________________________> >assam mailing list> > >[email protected]> > >http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org> > > > _______________________________________________> assam mailing list> > [email protected]> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org _________________________________________________________________ Climb to the top of the charts! 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