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love that hasn't filed the paperwork yet, awe with manners on
means a feeling of warm respect and pleasure when looking at someone or something you find excellent, beautiful, or worthy.
from From Latin admirari, 'to wonder at' — ad- ('at, toward') plus mirari ('to wonder, marvel'), the same root that gives us miracle and mirror. To admire was once to be struck with wonder; the awe came first, the politeness was added later. It reached English in the 1500s by way of French admiration.
- root meaning
- From Latin admirari, literally to wonder at
- shared word
- Mirror and miracle hide inside admire's roots
- social glue
- Praising others raises your own perceived status
- gateway emotion
- Often the first step toward envy or imitation
- brain effect
- Admiration activates the same circuits as physical reward
nelson mandela — 27 years in prison, emerged to lead south africa and became globally revered symbol of forgiveness
marie curie — only person to win nobel prizes in two different sciences (physics 1903, chemistry 1911)
fred rogers — created mister rogers' neighborhood in 1968, won presidential medal of freedom for changing children's television