Just the other day I was thinking about language and how it molds our thought processes. In some aboriginal tribes they don't have words for past, present and future tense. They would just say "I go home" this could mean "I went home", "I am going home" or "I will go home". It has been proven that in societies like this the concept of time is very muddled if almost non-existent. How can you plan for your future if you don't understand the concept of time? Lest we English speakers get all smug about the superiority of our language, ancient Greek was more precise than English in many aspects such as the word Love with at least three different words that we translate as "Love". And Eskimos are … [Read more...]