Re: Interbeing

> From: David Peterson
>
>     Heard a great chapter from this book written by a fellow
> named Thich Nhat
> Tanh (not sure of the spelling) today.  I forget what the
> book was called,
> but here's a shortening and reimagining of what was said:
> "The true poet will
> see the cloud in this paper.  For without a cloud there can
> be no rain, and
> without rain, trees can't grow, and if trees can't grow,
> there would be no
> paper.  In this way, the paper and the cloud interare.  The
> word 'interbe'
> isn't a word you'll find in the dictionary, but I think it
> should be, for
> just this purpose."  It goes on from here.  Anyway, I think
> the idea is a
> good one, and from now on, I'll be including such a word in
> my languages.
> Thought I'd share it with y'all.  :)
In amman iar:

i lirdnarre vent elivdil aini nenloth henniar nerda teshellar. senil
uerivdil an nenvar nenlothul.  na eldair tuitar nenvarrul uerivdil.  na soma
eldair tuitar uerivdil, soma uerivdil an teshel.  i deshel na i nenloth
athar adhme nerme.

The true poet will see the cloud in this paper.
\t i   lirdnarre            vent
\m i   lirid  =nar     -e   ve-    ento
\g the poetry =one.who -[A] descr- be.real
\p det n      =agtv    -erg adj-   v
\x the poet                 genuine

\t elivdil                ain     i
\m el-        -iv  -dil   ain     i
\g assertive- -hab -fut   pat/thm the
\p mood-      -asp -tense ptp     det
\x will                   pat/thm the

\t nenloth
\m nenna loth   -0
\g water flower -[P]
\p n     n      -abs
\x cloud

\t henniar              nerda             teshellar
\m henno -ia      -r    ner      -da      teshel -ar
\g see   -pat/thm -proc this     -spatial paper  -in
\p v     -val     -vc   prox/dem -loc     n      -iness
\x see                  this              in.paper

\f For without a cloud there can be no rain,
\t senil   uerivdil                    an
\m senil   u-   er-        -iv  -dil   an
\g because neg- necessary- -hab -fut   pat
\p conj    pol- mood-      -asp -tense ptp
\x because cannot.be                   pat

\t nenvar                nenlothul
\m nenna =var       -0   nenna loth   -ul
\g water =actn/proc -[S] water flower -without
\p n     =nsfx      -abs n     n      -abess
\x rain                  without.a.cloud

\f and without rain, trees can't grow,
\t na   eldair          tuitar           nenvarrul
\m na   aldar -i   -0   tuito -a   -r    nenvarrul
\g and  tree  -plu -[S] grow  -pat -proc without.rain
\p conj n     -num -abs v     -val -vc   n
\x and  trees           grow             without.rain

\t uerivdil
\m u-   er-        -iv  -dil
\g neg- necessary- -hab -fut
\p pol- mood-      -asp -tense
\x cannot.be

\f and if trees can't grow, there would be no paper.
\t na   soma    eldair          tuitar
\m na   soma    aldar -i   -0   tuito -a   -r
\g and  if/then tree  -plu -[S] grow  -pat -proc
\p conj cond    n     -num -abs v     -val -vc
\x and  if/then trees           grow

\t uerivdil,                   soma
\m u-   er-        -iv  -dil   soma
\g neg- necessary- -hab -fut   if/then
\p pol- mood-      -asp -tense cond
\x cannot.be                   if/then

\t uerivdil                    an  teshel
\m u-   er-        -iv  -dil   an  teshel -0
\g neg- necessary- -hab -fut   pat paper  -[S]
\p pol- mood-      -asp -tense ptp n      -abs
\x cannot.be                   pat paper

\f In this way, the paper and the cloud interare.
\t i   deshel      na   i   nenloth
\m i   teshel -0   na   i   nenna loth   -0
\g the paper  -[S] and  the water flower -[S]
\p det n      -abs conj det n     n      -abs
\x the paper       and  the cloud

\t athar           adhme       nerme
\m atho -a   -r    adh -me     ner      -me
\g be   -pat -proc two -manner this     -manner
\p v    -val -vc   qty -adv    prox/dem -adv
\x be              together    thus

Stay curious,
David

David E. Bell
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