I find
myself on the net again. There is a German/Yiddish word for a strange person
like me: luftmensch. It
literally means "air
person",
which suits me well because I'm an Aquarius, a strong air element sign.
Urban
Dictionary says [a little bit pejoratively if you ask me]: "The opposite of a
materialist, may be the opposite of an achiever too. Someone whose strengths
and pursuits are non-practical [may indeed be helplessly handless], not related
to any sort of business or worldly gain. May be a shlemihl, may be a
useless sort of geek. Is very
likely to have an interest in things of the intellect and/or the spirit, art,
music and philosophy. May at best be a source of knowledge and wisdom for
others, even if an exasperation to those closest to him/her, and indeed
himself/herself. For sociological reasons, usually male."
1.
I have
business sense although Iꞌm a living sleeping person, itꞌs not related for me...
2.
Whats a "useless sort of geek" who is "very likely to have an interest in things of the
intellect and/or the spirit, art, music and philosophy"?
Iꞌm sorry but
if there werenꞌt any Michelangelo, Leonardo, Socrates, Galileo, Darwin and much
much others, who were the 'useless' geeks and social outcasts of their time
and everybody would be the same, it would be a very grey and boring planet... Geeky
philosophers/inventors/artists are coloring our grey weekdays and helping us to
understand each other and the world more, making easier our life with their
tech. inventions, relaxing our minds with something beautiful or just simply give us
fun. Not belittle them! Who knows who will be the next historical brain or
creator. [I donꞌt meant these on those millionaire and hypocrite fake gurus or admired hedonistic musicians
with no voice and painters who paint a blob on the canvas and very
vain - and 'money man' - from that... etc. My words only for those lonely, penniless but talented outcasts!]
3. "For
sociological reasons, usually male"
Yeah there would
be more female philosophers in the past too if... blah blah [But we know our history
well, donꞌt we girls?]
In the Hungarian
language we simply use the word 'álmodozó' to a person who daydreams
and philosophizes on smaller things. Or we use 'fellegekben járó' to someone who
totally not on the Earth, he/she is ꞌwalking among the cloudsꞌ.
This cute Yiddish
children poem is nicer to my kind [I donꞌt know the author]:
"There is a lady in the sky,
she's
grazing clouds and kissing birds.
Where did
she discover the power to fly?
A magic
spell? Teach me the words!
Alas, oh no,
it is no spell,
but instead,
as truth will tell,
a simple
mindset, a unique sense.
That lady
there is a 'Luftmensch!'"
[The sky yesterday from my window. Veszprém is a very windy town because it lies in a valley
- well the most part of it -, so here the sunset is always vivid orange colored.]
- well the most part of it -, so here the sunset is always vivid orange colored.]
Some years
ago I wrote a short melancholic tale about a girl who is living among the clouds
but wants to live on the Earth among the people. Something I subconsciously expected about myself. I try to translate it in English
someday.
