Just Jot It January 28
Just Jot It January 28th – Serendipity Jot -Serendipity Did you know that serendipity is one of the top ten hardest words to translate into other languages? Interesting. Despite the difficulty -more countries are using this word. In 1557, Michele Tramezzino of Venice, wrote Peregrinaggil di tre giovani figliuoli del re di Serendippo. It was translated later, into English -after finding a French translation to The Three Princes of Serendip. Serendip is the Persian and Urdu name for Sri Lanka. This name was adopted from another name -that translates to golden island. I wondered why? So, I looked into this question. I never found a straight answer, as Sri Lanka is actually referred to as the island of gems or island of the ruby. What I did discover that would come close -is The Golden Temple of Dambulla. People have lived in these caves for 3000 years. The outsides are adorned with golden Buddha’s and so much more. Quite fascinating. Horace Walpole coined the word serendipity, in a letter concerning, his daughters. He pulled the meaning from The Three …