Without Breath

Today after class I was thinking about the readings that were discussed. They all spoke briefly about the breath and its relation to life, soul and meaning and I was thinking of a simpel example of this that is used in Hawaiian culture that has found its way into more popular mainstream culture. In various media potrayals of hawaii ro surf culture they refer to caucasion people are haoles, to express them not belonging to the local culture. But what is interesting is the meaning of haole. "ha" means the breath or soul of a person. This is expressed in many other cultures and languages as well in different forms. But the Hawaiian belief in the breath siginfying life. the last part "ole" means with out or not/no. So, the literal translation of haole is without breath or without life. Which I found interestign because I always heard the term thrown around in a joking sense, but in relation to these pieces they express what it is that aristotle is talking about.