| Did you know that speaking another language can | | | | feel fear." You're not afraid, you're a human; fear, |
| increase the power of your mind, improve your | | | | like all feelings, is just a temporary visitor. |
| memory, and even slow the aging process? | | | | In Spanish you "take" a decision (tomar un |
| Our "mind power" is largely in the way we use | | | | decision). Is it possible that "taking" a decision could |
| our words, and limited by our vocabulary. Words, | | | | be less stressful than "making" one? It might |
| and the concepts they express, are different in | | | | subconsciously limit you, too, since you generally |
| each language, and there are differing common | | | | "take" from what's available, while to "make" |
| expressions. That's why when you learn a new | | | | leaves your options wide open. |
| language, you learn new ways to think. | | | | Other Advantages Of Learning A Language |
| Most Americans see money as something | | | | You gain words when you learn a language, but |
| created, not as a static quantity to be divided up. | | | | also the ability to understand things better. Who |
| This is no coincidence. English is one of the few | | | | can speak more precisely about snow; someone |
| languages that speaks of "making" money. In | | | | with three words for it (snow, sleet, powder), or |
| other languages, the verb used is "to gain," "take," | | | | an eskimo with 22 words for it? Which is more |
| or "get." The words used affect how people think | | | | efficient, the German word "zeitgeist," meaning |
| about money. Personally, I think "making money" | | | | "the taste and outlook of a period or generation," |
| is a very healthy perspective. | | | | or the nine words I just used to say the same |
| Hablas Español? | | | | thing? |
| Did you know that in Spanish, you're not thirsty, | | | | According to the research, most people |
| cold or afraid? You have to say "I have thirst (yo | | | | experience a general improvement in memory |
| tengo sed)", "I have coldness (yo tengo frio)," or | | | | from studying a language. Research has also |
| "I have fear (yo tengo miedo)." Could this change | | | | demonstrated that you can halt age-related |
| the way a person experiences things? | | | | decline in mental function by learning a new |
| Definitely. Therapists are now telling people to | | | | language. Tuck that little tip away for later in life, |
| stop saying or thinking things like "I am afraid." | | | | or better yet, why not start learning a new |
| That way of expressing it creates too much | | | | language today? |
| identification with the feeling. It's healthier to say "I | | | | |