“I can’t say as ever I was lost, but I was bewildered once for three days.” – Daniel Boone
January 5, 2017 at 10:58 am · Filed under culture, religion
“I can’t say as ever I was lost, but I was bewildered once for three days.” – Daniel Boone
I would guess that “bewildered” and “wilderness” share an etymology, though I bet Mr. Boone personally had a lot of words for what *I* would call wilderness. He seemed always to know where he was (except for three days). My brother seems to share some of that gift; I most certainly don’t.
“The root of beauty is boldness.
That is what’s brought us to one another.”
— Boris Pasternak
That’s an interesting and fun quote. Archaically it seems like being bewildered would be pretty similar to being lost. What do you think?