What's important to you...

By Vichara


In a Johns Hopkins survey people were asked what they considered very important to them. 16% said making a lot of money but 87% said their first goal was finding a purpose and meaning to their lives. Which begs many questions including if finding a purpose is important why do we spend billions of dollars in “distractions” each year. My speculation is that for the most part that those in the 78% area don’t generally discuss this commonality. Perhaps this electronic campfire, the Internet, could be a place where we share, encourage and support each other in this search. Today for me what is really important is that if there is some other dimension where we all go that once I get there my sister Cindy will be there and say “see there, it was all worth it wasn’t it”. How about you?

kvell • \KVEL\ • verb
: to be extraordinarily proud : rejoice

Example Sentence:
Critics kvelled over the violinist's triumphant return to the stage where she had made her debut many years ago.

Did you know?
We are pleased to inform you that the word "kvell" is derived from Yiddish "kveln," meaning "to be delighted," which, in turn, comes from the Middle High German word "quellen," meaning "to well, gush, or swell." Yiddish has been a wellspring of creativity for English, giving us such delightful words as "meister" ("one who is knowledgeable about something"), "maven" ("expert"), and "shtick" ("one's special activity"), just to name a few. The date for the appearance of "kvell" in the English language is tricky to pinpoint exactly. The earliest known printed evidence for the word in an English source is found in a 1952 handbook of Jewish words and expressions, but actual usage evidence before that date remains unseen.

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