Eucatastrophe

In fact, Christian author J.R.R. Tolkien, who wrote Lord of the Rings, which we love here in New Zealand, coined this strange word to talk about those moments.

And if you're still learning English, if English is not your first language, you won't find this word in the dictionary, eucatastrophe.

Eucatastrophe.

Eucatastrophe, you want to say that out loud with me? Eucatastrophe.

It comes from, he's coined it from two different parts.

So eu is like good.

We wanna believe that there's, there's something where, where good can overcome evil, even when it looks impossible.

You know, J.R.R. Tolkien, the author of Lord of the Rings, he had this, like, strange word that he coined, uh, eucatastrophe.

Can you say this word with me? Eucatastrophe.

Obviously, uh, pretty hard to pronounce, but eu means good.

You know, we, we think, like, euphoria.