Belonging
Whenever I write about a word, the first thing I do is search up its definition. I might think I know what a certain word means, but when reading the official definitions, I almost always realize I actually don't. So as I brainstormed ideas to blog about, I looked up the definition of “belonging”. I used three different dictionaries (all online, of course) and, to my surprise, all three dictionaries had varying definitions. The Google dictionary defined “belonging” as “an affinity for a place or situation”; Merriam-Webster defined “belonging” as “close or intimate relationship”; and Dictionary.com, annoyingly enough, defined “belonging” as “something that belongs”. The Google dictionary definition of “belonging” refers to a personal, self-reflective sense of belonging, one that focuses more on one’s environment than people around them. On the other hand, the Merriam-Webster definition of the same word refers to the opposite, insinuating a more social application that...