Saturday, June 16, 2012

Today's word

ahimsa - the Hindu and Buddhist doctrine of refraining from harming any living being

ruthful - 1. full of ruth : tender  2. full of sorrow : woeful  3. causing sorrow

ruth - 1. compassion for the misery of another  2. sorrow for one's own faults : remorse

It wasn't until I was prompted by the first definition of ruthful to look up ruth that the relationship between ruthless and ruthful became evident to me.  They're kind of apropos companions for today's WOTD: ahimsa.

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