The Prayer of Saint Francis, also known as the Peace Prayer, includes a wish "...to be understood as to understand..." There are plenty of times when I'm not understood, and if I was honest, a lot more when I didn't understand. A few years ago I was fortunate enough to travel to Italy and visit relatives, where our differences were fewer than our similarities, but the language barrier was a tough one to cross. Fortunately Google Translate was there when we needed stamps for postcards (francobolli per cartoline), non-dairy creamer for coffee (creamer non lattiero-caseari per il caffè) or a pencil (matita).
This week, a look at not being lost in translation.
TTFN, Fred.
Quote of the week: "Curious how often you humans manage to obtain that which you do not want." - Commander Spock, Star Trek: The Original Series, “Errand Of Mercy"
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