Tagged with 'breath'

As most children as a child I was very concerned about the environment, nature, humanity, the animals. I was terrified by the thread of the atom bomb and people and animals dying of pollution.
When a truck passed me while driving to school on my bicycle I would keep my breath in as long as I could to not to inhale the poisonous exhausian gases. I was convinced it would expand my longevity.

It is time to pay attention
the moment to heed the call
I know you hear it inside you
you're the one -
and so are we all

Earth is crying cause
we hurt her so bad
but when I try to cry with her
I have a hard time feeling sad:
my Being is overwhelmed with
a feeling, stronger than ever before
This time there is no hideout,
so I surrender into my core

I love etymology, and the other day, while reading through my text book about breathing pattern disorders, I decided to look up the etymology of BREATH. The results were astonishing, the following words are among some of the most intriguing entries that came up:

ATMAN -- from Sanskrit meaning "essence, breath, soul"
ANIMUS -- from Latin meaning "soul, mind, courage, desire"