tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4164910523346972642.post8950663443045752637..comments2023-09-23T10:49:30.668-06:00Comments on Thoughts: Christmas Markets / GermanyBrigittehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10259491144770243688noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4164910523346972642.post-45181448359932712702014-12-19T09:12:58.002-07:002014-12-19T09:12:58.002-07:00Good advice Gerhardt. Funny thing is that over the...Good advice Gerhardt. Funny thing is that over the years, I have not got to know this aunt as well as one might hope. I should give it a try, again over Christmas. "Besinnlich", yes, I would go with contemplative. But I am also trying to think of what she means or wants. I think she is getting at this deep dissatisfaction we often feel, and while Christmas can be so hyped even about the feelings involved, it just can seem hollow. All the more, we need to make a little effort to find some way to be more contemplative.Brigittehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10259491144770243688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4164910523346972642.post-74957508076743041252014-12-18T20:34:28.136-07:002014-12-18T20:34:28.136-07:00Gitte....'besinnlich' = Thought provoking...Gitte....'besinnlich' = Thought provoking or contemplative in English! <br />I couldn't imagine anyone not finding that, somewhere in a Christmas market in Germany! Direct her to listen to the Weihnachts Oratorio (Bach)or to "Vom Himmel Hoch" (Reger)... <br /><br />gerhardtnoreply@blogger.com