A promise is solid & stable, just like oak. Let's see why through the Ancestry of Words

Once upon a time… the word fairy was a close relative of the word faith.Once upon a time… a fairy was a symbol of faith. It’s hard to say why, but once upon a time… fairy and faith were linguistic relatives.How do I know this? Because of eTymology. If you’re not familiar with etymology, it’s the study of words through time -  the study of their use, their meanings, and their relationships. One way I like to define etymology is “the study of relationships,” how one word relates to itself, and to other words, across culture, time and space. As odd as it sounds, etymology helps me get out of my head,  and into a lived experience.  This is why I created Lucidesse, to explain the world around us, and the universe within us, to clarify ambiguous concepts, to shine light upon neglected areas of darkness.I created Lucidesse to be… clear, shining, bright. The word Lucidesse comes from two words.The first is Lucid: clear, shining, bright. The second is esse, E S S E: this is the present particle of “to be”. When you combine these two words you get: to be… clear, shining, bright.Lucidesse literally means to be… clear, shining, bright.I use the interdepence of words to ask inquisitive, child-like questions. What if my promises were oak tables and marble statues? What if my promises were solid and stable? What if they live through time, like grandpa’s brass lamp, or great grandma’s rocking chair? What if… I lived a life of furniture-promises? How would this change me? My relationships?Music by JuliusH from Pixabay