Thursday, February 17, 2011
"Overstanding"
Rastafari is a language of sorts, and I recently learned about the wonderful Rasta term "overstanding." Overstanding is a play on words that implies the elevation of knowledge, where the overstander (my term?) sees knowledge as a tool for personal improvement instead of feeling oppressed by it (as in "under"standing). It's like seeing the weather as an adventure instead of a scourge.
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Back in his SNL days, Jimmy Fallon did a John Lennon skit in which he claimed to "oversit" rather than to "understand." (And did you see that Ben & Jerry's made a Jimmy Fallon flavor? It has chocolate-covered potato chips!)
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ReplyDelete'you don't have to dread to be rasta...' I shall seek to overstand today.
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