In the Irish language, we are not our emotions. We are not sad or anxious. We have sadness or anxiety on us.
To say I am sad, we say tá brón orm - there is sadness on me.
I am anxious, tá imní orm - there is anxiety on me.
The language recognizes these as passing states, not permanent fixtures of who we are.
To say I am sad, we say tá brón orm - there is sadness on me.
I am anxious, tá imní orm - there is anxiety on me.
The language recognizes these as passing states, not permanent fixtures of who we are.