By Vichara

We can judge a person for their past, but they are already different in the present. Like a river ever moving forward, individuals meld and change according to circumstances. Some of these changes can be profound that dramatically alter a person’s life. So by having preconceived judgments of others only keeps yourself back. Instead approach each situation and each individual in the moment. Listen with new ears and base the outcome with love, compassion and patience.

impuissant • \im-PWISS-unt\ • adjective
: weak, powerless

Example Sentence:
Jonah was a relentless bully who sought to intimidate any impuissant student that he could find in the schoolyard.

Did you know?
Both the adjective "impuissant" and the noun "impuissance" came to English from Middle French. They are derived from the prefix "in-" (meaning "not") and the noun "puissance," which means "power" and is a word in English in its own right. "Puissance" derives from the verb "poer," meaning "to be able" or "to be powerful," and is ultimately related to the same Latin roots that gave us words such as "power" and "potent." While both "puissant" and "impuissance" first appeared in English during the 15th century, "impuissant" did not make its first appearance in our language until 1629.