"The miracle is not to fly in the air, or to walk on the water, but to walk on the earth."
I forget where I read this, but I was in a mood where it set my mind aflame. I was also dictionarying like it was no thang this week. Forget a bible, I want to take a dictionary to my desert island.
miracle - event that appears inexplicable (as opposed to the fact that *all* events *are* so, even if that isn't apparent) by the laws of nature (which is itself inexplicable), held to be supernatural in origin, or an act of God
L < miraculum < mirari, to wonder at < mirus, wonderful marvel, mirror, mirage, admire
PIE smei* to laugh, smile
Germ. smirk, smile
comity - kom smei - smile with
atmos. of social harmony
L comitas , comis, friendly or courteous
the world smiles at you & with you
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