http://forums.thinkarete.com/forums/the-big-ideas/topics/transparency-2 en-us 60 <p align="center"><strong>trans-par-en-cy</strong></p><p align="center">noun ( pl. <strong>-cies</strong>)</p><p align="center"><strong>1. </strong>the condition of being transparent : <em>the transparency of ice.</em></p><p align="center">ORIGIN late 16th cent. (as a general term denoting a transparent object): from medieval Latin <em><strong>transparentia</strong></em>, from<em><strong> transparent- &lsquo;shining through&rsquo; </strong></em>(see<strong> transparent</strong>).</p><p align="center">&nbsp;</p><p>Transparency.</p><p>The word comes from the medieval Latin &ldquo;transparentia&rdquo; and literally means &ldquo;<em>shining through</em>.&rdquo;</p><p><em>That</em>. Is Amazing.</p><p>&ldquo;Shining through.&rdquo;</p><p>Wow.</p><p>So, when we&rsquo;re being transparent, we&rsquo;re letting our souls &ldquo;shine through.&rdquo;</p><p>The alternative?</p><p>Being opaque.</p><p>That word comes from the Latin &ldquo;opacus.&rdquo; Know what that means? Darkness. (Yikes!)</p><p>Let&rsquo;s shine our lights through, shall we?</p> Fri, 11 Jan 2008 22:43:20 -0000 forums.thinkarete.com:503:397:397 brian http://forums.thinkarete.com/forums/503/topics/397