Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: more Re: Terminology Issue #203

[Lisa Kuntz (lisa.kuntz]

Thanks for the feedback, it's rare to come up with *nothing* when several
people are searching for a word!

I did email the author, but no reply yet.

I did come up once with *abwaan: *a wise, intelligent person.  I can't find
it again!

I do hope the author answers.



On Mon, Jul 8, 2024 at 3:55 AM Chris Roth - Communities Editor <
editor [at] gen-us.net> wrote:

> The Communities article itself (by Hugh Perry) describes what it means
> by "Abwa" in this way:
>
> The Abwa Experiment
>
> Most of us were really into the mystical stories of the lost
> civilization of Atlantis. According to these stories, they experimented
> with a conflict resolution model that eventually replaced what would be
> the equivalent of our criminal enforcement systems today. They began
> this experiment to allow children to resolve their own issues. The
> results spread through all levels of interactions in Atlantis. Our
> understanding of that method went like this:
>
> When you had an issue with someone that emotionally could not be dealt
> with on your own, you were encouraged to approach that person and ask to
> speak with them privately. It could be as insignificant as disliking how
> they washed dishes, or more significant moments of discomfort in their
> presence, or being deliberately interrupted by them. Approaching a
> person was no easy exercise but hearing about how well it was working
> for others was enough motivation to give it a try.
>
> I remember getting into a disagreement with a woman about who was going
> to drive the car on a day-long trip. ... She was one of the three people
> I approached for an Abwa and I believe I was only asked by three others.
> ...
>
>
> It's interesting to learn that the term "Abwa" means "brother" in Malay.
> As editor, I had figured that it came from the Atlantis stories
> themselves, and had not looked further into it. Ironically, when I now
> do an internet search on "Abwa Atlantis," I arrive at the Atlanta Area
> Council of the American Business Women's Association (ABWA).
>
> Thanks, Roger, for the additional information.
>
> On 7/8/2024 6:16 AM, cohousing-l-request [at] cohousing.org wrote:
> > Message: 1
> > Date: Sun, 7 Jul 2024 16:28:22 -0400
> > From: roger cunningham <nengaku1 [at] gmail.com>
> > To: cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org
> > Cc: Lisa Kuntz <lisa.kuntz [at] daybreakcohousing.org>,  Theo Spanos
> >       <theo.spanos [at] daybreakcohousing.org>
> > Subject: Re: [C-L]_ Terminology Issue #203
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> > Abwa in Malay means brother.
> > Cheers
> > Roger
> >
> > On Sun, Jul 7, 2024 at 1:59?PM Lisa Kuntz via Cohousing-L <
> > cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org> wrote:
> >
> >> There is a term in Communities #203 (Summer 2024) that has us stumped!
> >>
> >>
> >> Does anyone know what "Abwa" on page 40 means?  Internet searches and AI
> >> research don't yield anything relevant.
> >>
> >> Reference from the article:  "She was one of the three people I
> approached
> >> for an Abwa. . . "
> >>
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Lisa Kuntz
> >> Daybreak Cohousing
> >> Portland OR
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