Day: February 13, 2025

You’ve likely taken a bite of an unripe grapefruit and experienced the unpleasant sensation, a taste that bites you back; it’s too bitter. Or you’ve been stuck in weather that was so cold that you felt it biting at your fingers, cheeks, and nose; we call it bitter cold. A similar experience can happen in the heart when we experience pain, loss, heartbreak, and disappointment. These experiences “bite” us. And this is where the word bitter comes from: [bit]ter, biter, cut with teeth. Something is bitter when it bites(cuts) the… Continue reading the roots of bitterness