Some years ago, I decided to try my hand at learning Tibetan. Honestly, I didn’t make it much past the alphabet and a smattering of simple words. But I did learn one interesting thing from my teacher, which is that the Tibetan people view the written word as inherently sacred. Language lessons were preceded by a prayer to Manjushri and even my pages of infantile scribbles were never allowed to touch the floor.
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