I have found a wonderful website that coins new words to give voice to complex emotions within us.
The German language attempts to form words that express more complex ideas and emotions. German precision? German romanticism? I’m not sure. But “zeitgeist” is a great example of a word to describe the spirit or mood of a historical period.
I can relate to every one of these words here at The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows.
Many of the words are defined, or rather explored, with a video and narration.
A beautiful exploration of being human.
I used to believe that humans are the rational animal. I now know that is so inadequate as to be laughable.
We are emotional animals. Emotions are the real connection to our life. Our rational side has value, to be sure. But it only tells the parenthetical story. It’s the narrator. Our emotions are the protagonist.
An example of a coined word is “kudoclasm” – when lifelong dreams are brought down to earth.
Simply beautiful.
A piece of the meaning of life. Exquisite.