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“Given Life”

β€œGiven Life 𓏙𓋹”

Such a simple and easy phrase, however, this phrase was extremely powerful in ancient Egypt π“†Žπ“…“π“π“Š–! If you look at inscriptions π“Ÿπ“›π“₯, it is literally everywhere! A lot of inscriptions π“Ÿπ“›π“₯ either started or ended with β€œGiven Life 𓏙𓋹.” Usually, inscriptions π“Ÿπ“›π“₯ were meant to preserve the name π“‚‹π“ˆ– of the deceased, so their soul 𓂓𓏺 could continue to live on. 

My Nonno π“ˆ–π“―π“ˆ–π“ˆ–π“―π“€€ loved ancient Egypt π“†Žπ“…“π“π“Š– and shared his passion with me; he is the reason I’m able to read hieroglyphs π“ŠΉπ“Œƒπ“ͺ and is the reasons I have a lifelong passion for the history of Egypt π“†Žπ“…“π“π“Š–. My Nonno π“ˆ–π“―π“ˆ–π“ˆ–π“―π“€€ gave life 𓏙𓋹 to my passion, and now I am giving life 𓏙𓋹 to his name π“‚‹π“ˆ– and memory.

As Christmas approaches, dealing with the grief of not having Nonno here for a third Christmas has been extremely difficult. Grief can be an overpowering emotion. This morning I had no inspiration to write because while usually going through my pictures and writing helps me handle my grief on a daily basis, this morning that felt impossible until I came across this picture I took. 

The simple phrase β€œGiven Life 𓏙𓋹,” that I’ve read thousands of times over the years gave me comfort. It is wild how a phrase uttered and written by people thousands of years ago, can bring comfort to me today. The power of words, language, and ideas never cease to astound me.