Unless one dedicates oneself to the intense study of both languages equally, it cannot be said that one is bilingual.
Now comes the real moment of marriage: dedicating oneself to a partnership of fallen beings, "for better or for worse," in full sight of the worse.
Vow, sacred voluntary promise to dedicate oneself or members of one's family or community to a special obligation that goes beyond usual social or religious requirements.
Believing in this possibility — no matter how slim — and dedicating oneself to playing a meaningful role in the struggle to make it a reality focuses one's energy and attention in an unusual way.
A male sociologist told me to forget about pursuing family life because to dedicate oneself to the sociologists calling was a full-time endeavor (unless, of course, one had a wife).
Francis changed that almost overnight by showing how radically challenging it could be if a world leader tried to put into practice the basic precepts of the Christian gospel — dedicating oneself fully to task of loving and caring for others — and doing so with genuine joy.
As Nussbaum (1990, p. 328) puts it, "The choice between one potential love and another can feel, and be, like a choice of a way of life, a decision to dedicate oneself to these values rather than these"; liking clearly does not have this sort of "depth".
Meyers distinguishes episodic or local autonomy the capacity to decide in particular situations from programmatic autonomy, which is the capacity to decide major life issues (e.g., whether to be a mother, or whether to dedicate oneself to the pursuit of a career).
Is the exile self imposed by dedicating oneself to making effigies?
Although the outlook seems bleak, as the vast majority of people not directly affected by the war will quickly forget about Iraqis and the veterans, I take heart in the incredible human capacity for empathy with the "other," and the will to dedicate oneself to achieving justice.
The time dedicated to oneself can also be an effective outlet to process and prepare for the day as well as to take time just for oneself.
