The resolve...

By Vichara

To even look at the future without the balance of understanding and compassion is a foolish venture. Without the foundation that will guide each other’s hearts on a steady course, the journey can be fraught with insecurities. Unless we resolve collectively that the course of action that lies in front of each one of us is based on compassionate cooperation and fearless understanding we will wander aimlessly without direction in life.

caustic • \KAWSS-tik\ • adjective
1 : capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive
2 : marked by incisive sarcasm

Example Sentence:
She always seemed to have a caustic reply to any silly or unnecessary question.

Did you know?
If you have a burning desire to know the origins of "caustic," you're already well on the way to figuring it out. "Caustic" was borrowed into English in the 14th century from the Latin "causticus," which itself derives from the Greek "kaustikos." "Kaustikos," in turn, comes from the Greek verb "kaiein," meaning "to burn." Other "kaiein" descendants in English include "cautery" and "cauterize," "hypocaust" (an ancient Roman heating system), "causalgia" (a burning pain caused by nerve damage), and "encaustic" (a kind of paint which is heated after it's applied