In the final episode of this season – it’s been quite a journey, hasn’t it? – we talk about states of mind that feed our imagination: awe and wonder. Whereas “wonder” is more associated with curiosity in trying to understand the world, “awe” is more related to grasping it in a more existential way. And there’s no shortage of either in learning a foreign language, is there?
They both make us feel more humble, more in tune with the universe, and should be cherished dearly.
The books mentioned in this episode are “Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life”, by Dacher Keltner, and “Orbital”, by Samantha Harvey.
The T. S. Eliot quote is from a poem called “Little Gidding”. You can find it here: https://shorturl.at/Tl71K
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