sonder: noun. the realization that each random passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your own- populated with their own ambitions, friends, routines, worries, and inherited craziness- an epic story that continues invisibly around you like an anthill sprawling deep underground, with elaborate passageways to thousands of other lives that you'll never know existed, in which you might appear only once, as an extra sipping coffee in the background, as a blur of traffic passing on the highway, as a lighted window at dusk.
(from the dictionary of obscure sorrows.)
i just found this on a random pinterest to tumblr to website tangent, and it has absolutely captivated me. this is not a real word, so you won't find it in any real dictionary. but what a remarkable concept beautifully put into words. it's mind-blowing, fascinating, and a little scary. but seriously, how great is our God? like if you imagine "each random passerby"- God absolutely knows every single thing about every single one of these people. I'm still soaking this massive concept in, but wow. how lovely. thank you, God.
(from the dictionary of obscure sorrows.)
i just found this on a random pinterest to tumblr to website tangent, and it has absolutely captivated me. this is not a real word, so you won't find it in any real dictionary. but what a remarkable concept beautifully put into words. it's mind-blowing, fascinating, and a little scary. but seriously, how great is our God? like if you imagine "each random passerby"- God absolutely knows every single thing about every single one of these people. I'm still soaking this massive concept in, but wow. how lovely. thank you, God.