What's your word? - The Orange Room

Mich©

I was reading in a lovely book called "Eat, Pray, Love" where the writer (Elizabeth Gilbert) takes four months in three countries -- Italy, India, and Indonesia -- in an attempt to restore her zest for life.

The first journey she goes to is Rome, Italy. She stays there for quite a while and she is discussing her experience.
At one point, her Italian friend is telling her that each region in Italy has a word and that even each city and each person in the world has a word. This word should describe who you are and what you stand for.
He was saying that Naples' word is food and Rome's word is sex.

He then asked her what she thought her word is, and that created so much confusion for her because she couldn't find one single word to describe her and she wasn't even sure what her word would be.

He was saying that if you find this word, then you would have found yourself and your true meaning.

I haven't reached the end of the book yet, and thus, I'm not sure if she ever did find her word.

After reading this, I have thought a lot about my word and I haven't gotten anywhere yet. I don't know If I ever will.

Do you know what your word is? What do you think about this?

TripolySunni

My word is "Revolution", enjoy.

souma

HAPPINESS
bass right now for today and this month its peace i believe in it and i have always had a word for myself and i use it a lot and sometimes i have a word for each month so for this month its gonna be PEACE FOR EVER

Anny

Love

Because when you love, you forget how to hate and you learn to be happy and peaceful with others. On the other hand, you learn how to forget the people who didnt worth to be part of your present and futur and forget about the ugly parts of your past.

TripolySunni

Hahaha So we Have "peace", "Love" and "Revolution" Im sure we are gonna get along Just fine hehe.
Actually Ernesto Guevara once said that the most important quality of a revolutionary is Love (or sumthin').

taifoon

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Originally Posted by TripolySunni

My word is "Revolution", enjoy.

Very exciting, but so.. seventies

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Originally Posted by souma

HAPPINESS
bass right now for today and this month its peace i believe in it and i have always had a word for myself and i use it a lot and sometimes i have a word for each month so for this month its gonna be PEACE FOR EVER

So truthful, and so.. sixties.

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Love

clichés, they are... timeless

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Originally Posted by Mich©

Do you know what your word is?

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lady_forever

Mine is affection,love,understanding,patience

BEAST

you guys sound like Ms. USA :P:P

my word is "supremacy"

JD06

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Originally Posted by TripolySunni

Hahaha So we Have "peace", "Love" and "Revolution" Im sure we are gonna get along Just fine hehe.
Actually Ernesto Guevara once said that the most important quality of a revolutionary is Love (or sumthin').

when thy caught che and killed him thy found a little book tht he always kept with him, the cia thought i was going to be full of information tht would help thm catch other revolutionaries, but it turned out to be full of love poems by Pablo Neruda, so i guess love and revolution can coexist..

my word might be laughter

Claudia

My word is "Jesus".
He died to set me Free, He saved me, He is my best friend and He gave me all the hapiness.