"The trouble with the rat race is even if you win, you're still a rat." --Lily Tomlin And if you lose, you're a loser-rat. Either way is not great. The metaphor of the rat race as a way to talk about the nature of contemporary life is instructive. I wonder what is its origin? And just what is a rat race? I picture a maze in some scientific laboratory with a dozen rodents scrambling in all directions trying with great frustration to find their way to freedom. Is that a rat race? Did anyone tell the rats they were in a race? Is there really a winner in a rat race? MORE...
nour·ish (nûrsh, nr-)
- To provide with food or other substances necessary for life and growth; feed.
- To foster the development of; promote: “Athens was an imperial city, nourished by the tribute of subjects” (V. Gordon Childe).
- To keep alive; maintain: nourish a hope.
Originating from Latin Nutrire which means to feed or suckle