The compass is tilting
We all have a moral compass.
In the Australian Guugu Yimithirr language, you can’t even say hello without saying exactly what direction you’re heading. There are no words for left or right. Instead, they use North, South, East, and West, even when referring to their own body parts. After trying to understand how it worked, a Radio Lab reporter told to her guide that all she could come up with was a compass floating in her mind telling her what direction she was heading. The guide replied, “How else would you do it?” Mystery solved.
Lorraine Evanoff | 8:46 pm EST February 19, 2024
That is fascinating. And that's just human language. I am working on a piece now about how animals communicate above and below the range humans can hear. I can only imagine what they are saying about us!
Lorraine Evanoff: Very moving story about language.
Languages of different people illuminate beauty and factors in life we are not conscious of.
As far as the Orange figure in the photo you enclosed, his moral compass is lost, indeed!