What kind of Typology of Instants does this blog propose?
This blog was born out of a specific wonder: to realize that in most of the languages there is a lack of words which designate type of instants, names of instants. When I say languages I am talking mainly about english, spanish and german. But hopefuly this research will reveal what is the situation on the other languages.
This is just a starting point, a challenge, and adventure and everyone is invited to collaborate on the process that this blog implies.
I am not interested in finding or creating new words, neither concepts, but descriptions. This doesn´t mean that on the way I will not find words that will approach the idea that I am looking for.
But primary the idea is to research type of instants that I would like to point out as more significants that others. I guess this task is intimately related with the favorite question of my friend Ivan de los Rios: What is important?
Instants are the matter of my live, I am a compendium of instants, a summary of moments that, relevants or irrelevants, will compose the landscape of my perceptions, dreams, desires, expectations, etc.
I am conscious that this enterprise has no end, the number of instants is infinite, as inifinite can be the criteria that everyone will use to define what´s important and what´s not.
Monday, January 17, 2011
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Words that already exist
The Instant as a word
Augenblick
The word in german for instant is twinkling of an eye, blinker or flicker, which is strongly connected with light and vision.
In Swedisch and in Dutch, as in german, instant is ögonblick , ogenblik.
Different is in italian: attimo, which comes from athem (anima, in german to breath means atmen), that means respite, a short interval of relief.
In spanish, as in english, is instante, comes from instare (what is about to occur, proximity to the present, imminent and immediately)
In russian is MOMEHT,. The same word we find in other languages: moment, that comes from momentum (brief movement of time, a driving crucial force)
In Greek we at least to concepts to represent time: Kronos and Kairos:
KRONOS
Is the representation on quantitative time
KAIROS
Is the qualitative time, the instamt of making a decision.
The Paradox of the Instant Present
The is no instant present, only past and future
Flash
to appear or occur suddenly
to remember something suddenly
to give off light in sudden bursts, instantaneous illumination for photography.
The Instant of Death
Exitus
The Instant of Revelation
Satori
Initially is a japanish buddhist term for permanent enlightenment: to catch on, to understand.
I remember reading in one of Salinger´s books that satori means what God had in mind right before saying let there be light. Which pushes me to point out this exact instant before the light appeared. In Science the correlative term is Big Bang, there should be an instant right before the Big Bang or if the Big Bang is properlly a type of instant.
Kensho
Another japanish buddhist term for enlightenment but in terms of clear glimpse
Epiphany
Manifestation, revaltion of God as a human being.
Eureka!
The instant of triumph after discovering something
Aha!
The Instant of understanding
Laughing
The Instant of understanding a joke
The Instant of the Meeting
Itsuarpok: is an eskimo word that designates the moment of going out to see if that person expected is coming.
The Instant of Love
Cupid´s arrow
The Instant of Pleasure
Orgasm
The Instant in Literature
Faust: Zum Augenblicke dürft´ ich sagen, Verweile doch! Du bist so schön!
Augenblick
The word in german for instant is twinkling of an eye, blinker or flicker, which is strongly connected with light and vision.
In Swedisch and in Dutch, as in german, instant is ögonblick , ogenblik.
Different is in italian: attimo, which comes from athem (anima, in german to breath means atmen), that means respite, a short interval of relief.
In spanish, as in english, is instante, comes from instare (what is about to occur, proximity to the present, imminent and immediately)
In russian is MOMEHT,. The same word we find in other languages: moment, that comes from momentum (brief movement of time, a driving crucial force)
In Greek we at least to concepts to represent time: Kronos and Kairos:
KRONOS
Is the representation on quantitative time
KAIROS
Is the qualitative time, the instamt of making a decision.
The Paradox of the Instant Present
The is no instant present, only past and future
Flash
to appear or occur suddenly
to remember something suddenly
to give off light in sudden bursts, instantaneous illumination for photography.
The Instant of Death
Exitus
The Instant of Revelation
Satori
Initially is a japanish buddhist term for permanent enlightenment: to catch on, to understand.
I remember reading in one of Salinger´s books that satori means what God had in mind right before saying let there be light. Which pushes me to point out this exact instant before the light appeared. In Science the correlative term is Big Bang, there should be an instant right before the Big Bang or if the Big Bang is properlly a type of instant.
Kensho
Another japanish buddhist term for enlightenment but in terms of clear glimpse
Epiphany
Manifestation, revaltion of God as a human being.
Eureka!
The instant of triumph after discovering something
Aha!
The Instant of understanding
Laughing
The Instant of understanding a joke
The Instant of the Meeting
Itsuarpok: is an eskimo word that designates the moment of going out to see if that person expected is coming.
The Instant of Love
Cupid´s arrow
The Instant of Pleasure
Orgasm
The Instant in Literature
Faust: Zum Augenblicke dürft´ ich sagen, Verweile doch! Du bist so schön!
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