Polish life philosophy: discussing life while shelling beans

Polish life philosophy: discussing life while shelling beans

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Step, stumble, step again—where do I go from here? Who am I, truly?

In the latest episode of Roaming Radio, join us as we sit down with Dr Magdalena Rybarczyk, a Preliminary Year Tutor in Linguistics and Literature from the Center of English Language Education (CELE) and UNNC Mindfulness Facilitator, to delve into the Polish cultural tapestry and the quest for individual identity, especially the occasion of International Mother Language Day, through the lens of literary giant Wiesław Myśliwski’s works: A Treatise on Shelling Beans and Needle's Eye.


"Discussing Life While Shelling Beans"

3:20 "Characterized by labyrinthine prose" and "seemingly disjointed narratives", belong to the author’s idiosyncratic storytelling style.
4:35 A Lifetime of “Grumbling”: The Polish Art of Complaint
5:55 In the act of shelling beans, hands busy with husks, the conversation unravels—threads of memory, the weight of Polish history, and the quiet philosophy of being.
9:45 I can't change my past, nor can I predict the unpredictable future, so I might as well embrace the present version of myself.
15:28 The charm of translation: making language habits, social customs, and the underlying culture comprehensible.


After listening to this episode, you may have found new answers about understanding yourself, or perhaps you haven't—either way, that's okay. The time spent with this episode is meant to help you relax and better embrace yourself. Hope in the future, every day, you will calmly embrace your past, present, and future, welcome cultures from different places, and embrace the world.