#to hope

[nihongonotabi]

The Japanese language lacks a direct verb for "to hope" similar to its counterparts in English or other Western languages. Instead, the concept of hope is expressed through constructions that intertwine "to think" (思う, omou) and the volitive form of verbs.

In English, "hope" functions as a direct, almost self-contained verb, abstracting and encapsulating a singular, forward-looking emotion. By contrast, Japanese expressions for hope, such as 〜たいと思う ("I think I want"), highlight a composite structure. This synthesis suggests that hope in Japanese is not an isolated concept; rather, it is one of the possible declensions of thought, directed toward an object or action one wishes to make a reality.

Studying Japanese, I’ve come to realize that it’s a language where emotions and desires are often contextual and relational, rather than isolated abstractions. I think Japanese reflects a different view of the mind, where mental processes like 'hoping' (or even 'wanting', which doesn't have a direct translation itself) are deeply interconnected with thoughts, rather than being seen as separate, abstract concepts.

[quotationadmiration]

Hope... is not a feeling; it is something you do.

Katherine Paterson

[inkheartpoems]

I don't want to be normal but I don't like being this abnormal ,causing me all the inabilities .

I don't like the rules. so I don't get to play but I don't like to watch it either , because nathing makes sense .

I just want be alone with 'one 'person so i don't have to feel lonely, it's terrible to feel lonely so i keep hoping I will find someone somewhere someday,

but thses some always gets somewhat far from my visible distance.

'I love my life but i hate living it ',i hate that iam responsible for my actions which harms none but squeezes something inside me .

[qalbtalk]

Am I just getting my hopes up again for nothing?

[etc-crack]

I had a wonderful dream

Taemin was coming to Istanbul for a concert. I was looking up the venue and the tickets... it was so good ;_;

[random-xpressions]

We ascribe ourselves to a religion that taught us the sacredness of waiting. To wait for the prayer, is a prayer in itself...

Random Xpressions

[calliesadeckis]

i truly don't see how it's not gay after the whole you know they said

asylum on speed dial if they don't drive off into the sunset

[bea-lele-carmen]

[the-night-puncher]

RWBY classpects

i saw a homestuck inspired fanart of rwby and it got me thinking so here is the classpects of team rwby and jnpr:

Ruby Rose - Heir of Hope Weiss Schnee - Witch of Space Blake Belladona - Rogue of Void Yang Xiao Long - Bard of Rage

Jaune Arc - Page of Life Nora Valkyrie - Knight of Breath Pyrrah Nikos - Seer of Blood Lie Ren - Thief of Heart

bonus:

Oscar/Oz - Muse of Light Salem - Lord of Time

also Penny - Sylph of Doom

[robyn-i-guess]

liking someone platonically is so embarrassing like. yeah i admire you. yeah i think about you all the time. yeah i look forward to every time i see you even if it's only for a minute. yeah it's all platonic and yeah i couldn't explain this because it'd sound romantic. fucking hell

[bixels]

As gen-AI becomes more normalized (Chappell Roan encouraging it, grifters on the rise, young artists using it), I wanna express how I will never turn to it because it fundamentally bores me to my core. There is no reason for me to want to use gen-AI because I will never want to give up my autonomy in creating art. I never want to become reliant on an inhuman object for expression, least of all if that object is created and controlled by tech companies. I draw not because I want a drawing but because I love the process of drawing. So even in a future where everyone’s accepted it, I’m never gonna sway on this.

[apocalypsegay]

i don't think he clicked through

[goodnightmari]

I did not know they were stackable ?????????

[twinliches]

shoutout to the guy who after unsuccessfully hitting on my sister and being politely declined asked her "is it okay if i ask your brother instead" and when she said yes gave me a long and searching look before sighing and going "no. i am not drunk enough to go for a dude. but you look like an angel" happy bisexual pride to this man and this man only. hope you figure it out soon king

[koobiie]

shoutout to everyone who wants to infodump but cant string together coherent thoughts to form sentences and instead just look at you like this