Hassett: The big global economic disruption is really all about Asia. Asian economies are very dependent on oil from that region, and they're feeling real pain right now. In the US it's much different than it was in the 1970s because we produce so much oil. It's been much less disruptive if disruptive at all.
Why is "mother" (母) inside the Japanese kanji for "sea" (海)? 🌊🤱🇯🇵
I was curious about this too, so I looked it up!
海 is made of 氵 (water radical) and 毎 (every).
If you look closely, 毎 contains the character for mother (母)!
🔎 Here’s the origin:
In ancient times, 毎 depicted a mother wearing many hair ornaments.
Because these ornaments were layered together, the character came to mean "dense," "vast," or "so deep that it looks dark."
So, 海 represents water (氵) that is so deep and vast (毎) that you cannot see the bottom!
💡 Fun fact:
While many believe it’s because "the sea is the mother of life," the original etymological reason is to describe the sea's incredible depth and darkness. 🌸✨
My first thought was: *Great, so I get to scrape bird droppings off the deck at sunrise and play tag with the wildlife?* Honestly, some people just don’t know how to relax.