Theos-Talk Archives (January 2005 Message tt00104)

In a message dated 01/04/05 11:36:13 AM, mhart@idirect.ca writes:

>Leon wrote: <<It's interesting to note 
>these subtleties of meaning in much of 
>HPB's writing, since she endeavored to 
>be very precise in her use of the 
>limited English language which very 
>often does not define the subtle nuances 
>of particular adjectives as does 
>languages such as Sanskrit, Hebrew, 
>Chinese, etc., that can indicate nuances 
>of meaning in inflectional changes of 
>their oral expression, and by use of 
>certain diacritical marks in their 
>writing.
>LHM>>
>
>So maybe you know of some diacritical 
>inflections or languages by which the 
>word "brotherhood" might be somewhat 
>updated so it might be somewhat ... er, 
>updated for those who might think it 
>might need some sort of updating, maybe ...
>
>^:-/ ...
>Mauri
>
>PS I try to tell myself that I 
>personally don't have any problem with 
>the word "brotherhood" as it's found in 
>classical (even modern ...) Theosophical 
>writings. On the other hand ... Well 
>... Then again ... Hmm ...
>

I don't know anyone else who has any problem. So, why bother?