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Re: Philosophical translation

Alan Anderson ([email protected]) [KLI Member] [Hol po'wI']

On Jan 24, 2006, at 12:05 PM, Florian Ferrand wrote:

> Hello everybody,
>
> I am a student in philosophy living in Canada and I would need your  
> help.

How's this?

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qatlh qo' wIghov? qatlh mabech? qatlh maHaj, qatlh maghal? qatlh  
mayIn neH, ta'meymaj wIghovbe'taHvIS? DuHvam wImaSlaH? qItbe'law'.

'ach chay' nobvam wIwoDqangchoH? chay' Dotlhvam wIchav? nobvam 'ugh  
wIHev chay' 'e' wIqotlh?

cha''uy' ben bov qellu'. teH ngoDvam: mutmaj buvmoH QoghIj 'Itlh,  
'ach buvmoH je porgh: DeSDu', ghopDu', mInDu', QamlaHghach. ngervam  
vIchup: Sermaj SIghchu' vaDmeH laHmaj. tlhetlhtaHvIS mutmaj, ghojmeH  
laHmaj potlh law' Hoch potlh puS. ma'oghlaH 'ej ghu'mey chu'  
DIqaDlaH. mavalnIS 'ej mameqnIS. vaj qo'maj wIchoHmoHlaH.  
machoHnISbe' maH. maway'nISbe'. ghu'vammo' maH qo'maj je  
wIrarlu'chu'be', 'ej maHDaq qo' wIghov.

DaH bItmoH jotmoHbogh qechvam. pabmey nIt pab choH mIw 'ach ngoQ  
Hutlhchu'. vaj mungmaj wIvoqlaHbe', numchugh 'ej QIjbe'chugh.
Dotlhmaj qaSmoHbogh mIw wIyaj 'e' QaH choH nger, 'ach meq wIyaj 'e'  
QaHlaHbe'. vaj DaHjaj ghu' lajlu'.

qatlh qo' wIghov? majanglaH, 'ej yaplaw', 'ach mayu'taH net mevbe'.  
nobqoq 'Igh neH 'oH ghovlaHghachmaj'e' 'e' maq SoQvam ngaj.

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Literal back-translation into English:

Why do we recognize the world? Why do we suffer? Why do we dread, why  
are we jealous? Why do we not merely live, while we are not  
recognizing our deeds? Can we prefer this possibility? It is  
apparently not possible.

But how do we become willing to throw away this gift? How have we  
achieved this status? How do we deserve that we have received this  
heavy gift?

One considers the era of two million years ago. This fact is true: an  
advanced brain classifies our species, but the body also classifies:  
arms, hands, eyes, ability to stand. I suggest this theory: our  
ability to be flexible has absolutely influenced our progress. While  
our species is/was progressing, our ability to learn is the most  
important of all. Me can invent and we can challenge new situations.  
We must be clever and we must reason. Thus we can cause our world to  
change. _We_ do not need to change. We do not need to parry. For this  
reason we and our world are imperfectly connected, and we recognize  
the world within ourselves.

This idea which calms now causes unease. The process of change  
follows clear, plain rules, but it completely lacks a goal. Thus we  
cannot trust our origin, if it promotes and does not explain. The  
theory of change helps us to understand the process which causes our  
status, but cannot help us to understand the reason. So today's  
situation is accepted.

Why do we recognize the world? We can answer, and it seems  
sufficient, but it does not stop us from interrogating. This short  
speech proclaims that our ability to recognize is merely a cursed so- 
called gift.

-- ghunchu'wI'

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