Ethiopia: Comical Conflict and Angst among the Youth ~ by TPO

 

Ethiopia: Comical Conflict and Angst among the Youth
L'éthiopie:  Le conflt et l'angoisse comique entre la jeunesse
(ጆኒ ምን እዳ ነው / አልማዝ ምን እዳ ነው)
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Kama Muta ~ by Alan Fiske

 

Kama Muta ~ by Alan Fiske 

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[ Extracted from an article by Alan Fiske, a psychological anthropologist, 

on aeon.com dated 12/23/2019]

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Kama muta is recognizable by five co-occurring features:

1 - It is evoked by the sudden intensification of communal sharing – that is, sudden ‘love’ or kindness;

2 - It is brief (typically less than a minute or two, though it can repeat in rapid succession);

3 - It feels good (though it can occur in the context of other, negative emotions);

4 - When intense, it is often accompanied by the same set of physical sensations: a warm, fuzzy feeling in the center of the chest; moist eyes or tears; being choked up (a lump in the throat); chills or goosebumps; and often a smile and putting the palm(s) on the chest, sometimes saying ‘Awwww!’;

5 - It motivates devotion and compassion to communal sharing – also known as ‘loving kindness’ ....

 

Running Orders ~ by Lena Khalaf Tuffaha

 

Running Orders 

~ by Lena Khalaf Tuffaha ~*

  They call us now,
  before they drop the bombs.
  The phone rings
  and someone who knows my first name
  calls and says in perfect Arabic
  “This is David.”
  And in my stupor of sonic booms and glass-shattering symphonies
  still smashing around in my head
  I think, Do I know any Davids in Gaza?
  They call us now to say
  Run.
  You have 58 seconds from the end of this message.
  Your house is next.
  They think of it as some kind of
  war-time courtesy.
  It doesn’t matter that
  there is nowhere to run to.
  It means nothing that the borders are closed
  and your papers are worthless
  and mark you only for a life sentence
  in this prison by the sea
  and the alleyways are narrow
  and there are more human lives
  packed one against the other
  more than any other place on earth
  Just run.
  We aren’t trying to kill you.
  It doesn’t matter that
  you can’t call us back to tell us
  the people we claim to want aren’t in your house
  that there’s no one here
  except you and your children
  who were cheering for Argentina
  sharing the last loaf of bread for this week
  counting candles left in case the power goes out.
  It doesn’t matter that you have children.
  You live in the wrong place
  and now is your chance to run
  to nowhere.
  It doesn’t matter
  that 58 seconds isn’t long enough
  to find your wedding album
  or your son’s favorite blanket
  or your daughter’s almost completed college application
  or your shoes
  or to gather everyone in the house.
  It doesn’t matter what you had planned.
  It doesn’t matter who you are.
  Prove you’re human.
  Prove you stand on two legs.
  Run.
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* Lena Khalaf Tuffaha, "Running Orders" from Water & Salt.  Copyright © 2017 by Lena Khalaf Tuffaha. 

Dishta Gina ( ዲሽታ ጊና ) - by Tariku Gankisi

 

 

Dishta Gina ( ዲሽታ  ጊና ) 

- by Tariku Gankisi -

Eva Green, Royauté véritable ! - by Hénock Gugsa

 

Eva Green, Royauté  véritable ! 

- by Hénock Gugsa -

Please click on the image to magnify !

Eva Green, French actress born 1980
A veritable royalty !

~ a ferocious princess 

(une féroce princesse)

~ a mad, evil queen !
(une folle méchante reine)
 

 

Daunting Thoughts ! ~ by "ironychan"

 

Daunting Thoughts ! *

~ by "ironychan" ~ 

     I submit to you that the most iconic feature of any animal is either unlikely or impossible to fossilize.

     If all we had of wolves were their bones we would never guess that they howl.

     If all we had of elephants were fossils with no living related species, we might infer some kind of proboscis but we'd never come up with those ears.

     If all we had of chickens were bones, we wouldn't know about their combs and wattles, or that roosters crow.

     We wouldn't know that lions have manes, or that zebras have stripes, or that peacocks have trains, that howler monkeys yell, that cats purr, that deer shed the velvet from their antlers, that caterpillars become butterflies, that spiders make webs, that chickadees say their name, that Canada geese are assholes, that orangutans are ginger, that dolphins echolocate, or that squid even existed.

     My point here is that we don't know anything about dinosaurs.  If we saw one we would not recognize it.  As my evidence I submit the above, along with the fact that it took us two centuries to realize they'd been all around us the whole time.
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* source : "ironychan" on tumblr.com

 

The Case for Salt and Other Things ~ by Hénock Gugsa

 

The Case for Salt and Other Things *

~ by Hénock Gugsa ~ 

PC ===> TRY THIS ....
When artificial sweeteners hit you mouth, you have sensors that instruct insulin production to start to combat what seems like sugar,  when the artificial sweetener hits you gut, there is another set of signals sent that do the same thing.  Now your cells are deprived of needed energy and your hunger will increase, not to mention that your system starts to ignore the important signals to regulate sugar balance.  This has been documented very well in lab studies and Very high doses of Artificial sweeteners will even cause diabetes in lab animals in a short time........  If this is not believable, you can do a small experiment yourself.  Choose a weight that is hard to lift, bench press or just a couple of push-ups.  Do this once or twice - not multiple reps.  Now take a bite of chocolate or a big drink of diet soda.  Wait 1-2 minutes and repeat the exercise... you should notice its more difficult until the sugar gets into your system.... with the diet soda that never happens because your system got tricked and messed with.  This tricking of your system leads to increased hunger and thus weight gain not to mention the desire for more of your diet soda... hmmm. What a racket.

PC ===> I can get started on the salt debate too. So much regurgitated bs about limiting sodium.  What’s the first thing they put into you when they start an IV ??? Sodium chloride!!! Most important electrolyte in your body.

TL ===> PC:> I can get started on the salt debate too. So much regurgitated bs about limiting sodium.  What’s the first thing they put into you when they start an IV ??? Sodium chloride!!! Most important electrolyte in your body.

PC ===> TL:> yes the salt limiting bs has been debunked but it takes a long time for people to admit they were wrong... if ever.  The American Medical Association had published the debunking in may of 2011 but still docs,mainstream media, food manufacturers etc. are staying on that bs bandwagon.

HG ===> PC:> I'm with you about salt.  I generally don't comprehend the "one-size-fits-all" philosophy of medicine where they don't take into consideration the different makeups of human physiology.  Also why do they mess with the body's messages such as affinity and/or dislike toward certain foods or drinks or even simple things as the need for sleep.  If I feel, I need salt in my food, that's what my body tells me.  And if I feel a nap coming, then off I go to a comfy spot!  

The trick, I think, is not to take things to the extreme, of-course.  And so, I try to follow my common sense guide for moderation.  

I believe also that the body gives us cures that we often overlook ... for instance, our own saliva is a great defense against canker of the lips, balms and chap stick only seal up the sore and shut out natural moisture.  Just like animals, we should be able to find a way to use our own saliva to quickly heal ourselves.  With this realization, I have been able to effectively fight off cold sores which are common in the winter time!  Cats and dogs are my teachers! 🤔😏

PC ===> HG 💯 % agree with you.

PC ===> HG:> this is a tough story to believe but I’ll share it.
Had most of a kidney removed in 1965, had an incredible hunger for all things licorice following that surgery, so much that I got in trouble for eating so much (ice cream store around corner had real licorice ice cream that would stain my face).... I grew a new kidney 😊
In 2000, read an article in Scientific American, large amounts of licorice was able to cause some organs to regrow.. namely the kidneys.

HG ===> PC:> Wonderful ! In Ethiopia, there is an all-encompassing saying (piece of wisdom) : No one knows better the self than the self ( ከባለቤቱ  ያወቀ  ቡዳ  ነው ! ) ... not even the devious shaman ! 🤔

FCM ===> PC:> Marie-Claude is diagnosed 34 days at the hospital.  When she was 5 y-o, she was dialyzed, and tested over and over.
You should see her [now] eating sugar... I'm flabbergasted every day! And when she's in a real craving, she's sad, and eats raw onions with vinegar and salt ....

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* Culled from HG's Facebook exchanges with friends on 6/7/21
 
 

Coup de Gueule Forte ~ Delphine Seyrig

 

Coup de Gueule Forte 

~ Delphine Seyrig ~

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Une femme de son temps! 🤔 👍 

... Féminisme avec réalisme et honnêteté ! ....

 Rarement une actrice n'a poussé un cri aussi violent et douloureux !

  

 

 

" Drinking Song " ~ by William Butler Yeats

 

" Drinking Song "

🤔 👍
~ William Butler Yeats ~