A master of seventeen languages, he was widely sought by embassies as an interpreter. He studied writing techniques and literary expressions in different languages, and earned his doctorate on such a comparative study.
He married an outstanding woman of many accomplishments on one of his foreign postings, and was envied by his countrymen for the conquest. Alas, the trophy wife left him in less than a year. She felt he did not really care for her. He had failed to live up to the promises made during courtship.
Unfortunately, the master linguist had not learnt to translate his thoughts and emotions into action. The prodigal wordsmith conquered languages, but failed at the altar of life.
https://sammiscribbles.wordpress.com/2019/06/22/weekend-writing-prompt-111-translation/
Reminds me of old scripture, to have all the talent and abilities, but as the Great Prophet said, if you don’t love, what use are you, thanks for the post, a very modern parable.
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Thank you so much!
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So true of many, and not just men.
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There is a book ‘5 Love Languages’ by Gary Chapman. It explains many relationship problems – about how expressions and expectations do not match at times.
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Thanks for the info! I’ll check it out.
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Brilliantly told, Reena. The plight of many a learned man.
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Thank you, Violet!
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I feel bad for him. He probably needed a more understanding partner and a little bit more time to learn the language of love !
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Learn that words need to be translated into action at some point.
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Nice irony there Reena. We learn all languages but fail to understand the language of the heart…
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Thank you, Rekha!
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