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Resolution

Looking up the word "resolution" (thanks to Merriam Webster online), I found it was (among other things):
  • the act of finding an answer or solution to a conflict, problem, etc
  • the act of resolving something
  • an answer or solution to something
  • the ability of a device to show an image clearly and with a lot of detail
  • a formal expression of opinion, will, or intent voted by an official body or assembled group
  • the point in a literary work at which the chief dramatic complication is worked out
The first few definitions took me by surprise. I had to probe further to find what I was expecting i.e. a formal expression of opinion, will or intent etc only to discover that official bodies or assembled groups were involved. Finally I found "something that is resolved" which is more like what I was expecting.

English as a language is both perplexing at times and wonderful. It can offer you opportunities to broaden the scope of your questioning and probe beneath the surface and look at things from different perspectives.

Imagine if all the resolutions in the world on the first of January 2015 had been acts to find answers or solutions to conflicts or problems. What a different place the world would be in 2015.

In 2015 I resolve to be more curious about the meaning of what I read and what is said to me and not to always take things at face value or take meaning for granted.

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