Token Of Appreciation Research Articles

Beyond Motherhood: The Stress Landscape for Working Women in Kuala Lumpur

Among the roles that women are frequently associated with in society are mother, wife, and daughter. However, working women have another role outside the home, and juggling these responsibilities is what working women face. Being a mother and working is not an easy journey. Working women experience mental strain and high levels of stress at home and work. A mixed-method approach was used to investigate the stress landscape for working women in Kuala Lumpur. Two factors were assessed in a study contributing to stress related to one's job: 1) stress at work and 2) stress at home. To represent the population, 34 working mothers as teachers were selected as respondents. According to the study's findings, there are no appreciable variations in the stress factors among participants based on the stress level at home and at work, even though the mean is slightly higher for stress at work rather than at home. The qualitative findings show that the respondents were very stressed from the workload, such as handling students, administrative tasks, guidance, counselling, supervision, and attending to parents. The researcher suggested creating avenues for advancement within every education field as a token of appreciation for their contributions throughout their tenure. This will foster a never-ending sense of hope and an unwavering desire for personal development among the working mothers who are teachers, leading to promotions which will give them a positive view on handling their stress level.

Impact of recognition on employees` performance in the Manufacturing Industries in Tanzania: A Case of Tanga Cement Company

Motivation works differently among employees in an organisation. While it is generally acceptable that monetary incentive is preferable among employees but there is a debate regarding non–financial incentives such as recognition on whether they impact employee performance. This study examined the impact of recognition on employees` performance in the manufacturing industries in Tanzania by using a case of Tanga Cement Company. In conducting this study, the researchers employed a descriptive research design. Furthermore, a simple random sampling method was used to select 50 respondents which enabled the collection of quantitative data through the use of questionnaires. In analysis, the study employed descriptive and inferential statistics to analyse the data with the aid of the Statistical Package of Social Science (SPSS). The study found that media representation boosts employees' desire to perform better, highlighting the importance of visibility and validation. Personal recognition fosters enhanced dedication, aligning with motivation theories. Receipt of recognition letters validates hard work, increasing job satisfaction and loyalty. Recognition programmes also lift employees' morale, influencing productivity and teamwork. Public recognition fosters commitment, and positive perceptions of work, workplace, and colleagues are crucial for a positive work environment. Furthermore, verbal appreciation from supervisors and co-workers is the most impactful form of recognition, as it is immediate and personal. Receiving a recognition certificate is also significant, as formal acknowledgement can enhance employees' work performance. The study recommends that implementing media representation strategies, establishing recognition programmes, and utilising tangible tokens of appreciation can be the best strategies to boost employee performance. This creates a positive work environment, enhances dedication, and boosts productivity by reinforcing appreciation and acknowledgement.

Keberlakuan Pemberian Uang Panjar Berdasarkan Hukum Adat Analisis Perjanjian Jual Beli Tanah Yang Dapat Membatalkan Perjanjian Pengikatan Jual Beli Dan Surat Kuasa Menjual Yang Dibuat Oleh Notaris

Applicability of giving down payment based on customary law: analysis of land sale and purchase agreements that can cancel binding sale and purchase agreements and power of attorney to sell made by a notary. The payment system is known as down payment or receipt money. Buying and selling with a down payment system is a sale and purchase that is usually carried out in the community. By way of the buyer providing part of the payment as collateral or binding the transaction, and setting a deadline to pay off the remaining price. The purpose of this study is to examine more deeply the provision of down payment as a token of appreciation in land sale and purchase agreements based on customary law in Indonesia. To analyze whether or not a land sale and purchase agreement is valid orally and has been given a down payment as a sign of completion. The type of research used in this research is normative juridical research method. The normative juridical approach is a problem approach by viewing, analyzing and interpreting theoretical matters relating to legal principles in the form of conceptions, norms, rules of laws and regulations, court decisions, agreements and doctrines (teachings). The legal moral position of down payment is useful as the main benchmark in agreements made by customary law communities related to goodwill. This is appropriate that in customary law goodwill and halal clauses are the main and foremost things. Because morality is very closely related to law, where a good law is a law based on morality, so that a law has a spirit, both from the product of the law and the spirit of law enforcers, so that the law can be upheld in order to obtain justice, legal certainty and expediency. The law provides a limit on how morals can be carried out with various law enforcement efforts, not just with threats/sanctions for violators.

Compliment responses in the drama “Twenty Five Twenty One” (스물 다섯 스물 하나) : pragmatic studies

Without even realizing it, language is a common tool we employ in social interactions to interact and communicate. This suggests that humans communicate with one another through language. This research aims to find a compliment response to the drama "Twenty-One Twenty-Five. In this drama, "Twenty-Five Twenty-One," found that there is a compliment response between the characters. Based on Herbert's compliment, responses are divided into 12 forms Appreciation Token, Comment acceptance, Praise Upgrade, Comment history, Reassignment, Return, Scale Down, Question, Disagreement, Qualification, No Acknowledgement, and Request Interpretation. This research used Herbert's compliment responses theory to identify compliment responses from dialogue characters in the drama “Twenty-Five Twenty-One”. This research uses data from dialogue characters in the drama "Twenty-One Twenty-Five” and qualitative method. Next, Simak and Padan's methods were used to identify compliment responses. After collecting compliment response data from the characters’ dialogue, compliment responses are analyzed by implementing a descriptive way. After analyzing compliment response data, the results found that of the 12 praise responses put forward by Herbert, there were 9 compliment responses in the drama. These are Appreciation token, Comment Acceptance, Praise Upgrade, Comment History, Return, Scale Down, Question, Disagreement, and also No Acknowledgement. Korean people tend to respond to compliments not only by saying "감사합니다 (gamsahamnida)" or "고마워 (gomawo)", but also use another expression to respond to some compliments, such as a smile or the person is accepting the compliment, but adding some comment.

Керамические материалы на выставке археологического наследия Южного Приаралья из фондов Государственного музея искусств Республики Каракалпакстан им. И.В. Савицкого

Analysis of the archaeological exhibition organised by I.V. Savitsky State Museum of Arts of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, sheds light on the chronological framework of the archaeological heritage of the Southern Aral Sea Region. For the first time, the thematic exposition reveals the degree of available information on Ancient Khorezm monuments in terms of the ceramic production development and its relevance for studying the history of material culture. The exhibition acquires special significance in the context of the popularisation of historical science as a way to preserve the historical and cultural heritage in modern society. The display of the collections is a natural result of the work of several generations of the Khorezm archaeological and ethnographic expedition archaeologists, as well as the actual Karakalpak school of archeology. The exhibition of archaeological collections stirs interest in further research, promotes the popularisation of science, and stimulates the tourism industry development. It is a token of appreciation of sorts to the academic community, discoverers of the history of ancient and medieval culture, the creators of the Karakalpak school of archeology.

KEGIATAN FUN KEMERDEKAAN 17 AGUSTUS BAGI ANAK-ANAK PANTI ASUHAN GRAHA YATIM DAN DHU'AFA (GRAY) YAYASAN HARAPAN ROBBANI


 
 
 
 The activity "Fun Independence Day on August 17 for Children of Graha Yatim and Dhu'afa Orphanage (GRAY) under the Hope Robbani Foundation" is a community service program aimed at providing valuable and festive experiences in celebrating Indonesia's Independence Day for children residing at the Graha Yatim and Dhu'afa Orphanage managed by the Hope Robbani Foundation. This activity is held to instill a sense of nationalism and love for the homeland from a young age, and to create memorable moments for children who may not have had the opportunity to fully celebrate independence. The event will involve the Association of Information Systems Student (Himasi) and several lecturers. The planned series of activities include various enjoyable and educational events, such as marbles competitions, cracker-eating contests, balloon-blowing, traditional Indonesian games, as well as the distribution of small prizes to children as a token of appreciation for their participation. In addition to the celebratory activities, this event will also encompass educational sessions with the aim of enhancing the children's understanding of the significance of Indonesia's Independence Day on August 17 and the nation's struggle to attain freedom. Through storytelling, presentations, and interactive games, the children will be introduced to national hero figures and pivotal moments in Indonesia's history. This initiative serves as a small yet meaningful step in building a foundation of patriotism and communal values among the young generation of Indonesia, and actively contributes to fostering positive community development through dedicated service.
 
 
 

Compliment Response Strategies in Institutional Discourse within an Emirati Context: Focus on Power and Gender Differences in University Student-Professor Exchanges in English

Background: Context plays a significant role in effective communication. Among various aspects of context, culture is particularly important since it necessitates that language be used effectively so that a specific purpose can be achieved successfully. One key element of such communication is the effective use of speech acts including compliment and compliment responses (CR).
 Aim: This research aimed to identify the CR strategies produced by Emirati users of English in a university setting, as a response to a compliment received from an international professor on their academic performance and the psychological effect such a compliment is likely to have on them. It also investigated the influence of gender on CR strategies.
 Methodology: The data were collected using a discourse completion task. Fifty-eight students (33 male and 25 female) participated in the study. The CR strategies were analyzed using Holmes' (1988) classification scheme.
 Results: The results showed that a compliment from a professor, irrespective of his/her gender, would make the students happy, with positive effects on their motivation, self-confidence, and feeling of closeness to the professor. The students also thought a CR was necessary for politeness purposes. The most commonly used CR strategy was that of acceptance. The male and the female students produced similar CR strategies in responding to the professor, irrespective of his/her gender. Yet they were more likely to use micro-level strategies (e.g., appreciation token, comment, and promise) with the male professor. The students also used downgrading and disagreeing but only while responding to the male professor. In their conversation with the female professor, they used the strategies of shifting credit and requesting reassurance.
 Significance: These results provide evidence for the face-enhancing nature of CR strategies as utilized by Emirati users of English with international faculty in a university setting.

More than ‘thanks’: Responding to compliments in a second language

This study aims at investigating the use of macro and micro strategies used to respond to compliments in a second language. For this aim, advanced level Turkish learners of English as a foreign language were given a written discourse completion task (24 items) and were asked to give metapragmatic judgements of their responses on a scale from 1 to 5, where 1 meant not appropriate at all and 5 meant highly appropriate. The study specifically addresses the role of gender on (i) the strategies used to respond to compliments in a foreign language and (ii) metapragmatic judgements of the appropriateness of these responses. The utilized response strategies to the compliments were coded in terms of the categories proposed by Boori (1994). Overall, the findings showed that the female participants tended to accept the compliments whereas the males preferred to reject them as macro level strategies. Micro level strategies such as an appreciation token, a comment and returning the given compliment were used more often by both groups. The findings revealed that females statistically significantly differed from males in their responses to the compliments received on a possession and on their looks. What is more, the perceived pragmatic appropriacy of the responses to the compliments was statistically significantly higher for females than for males when the participants were required to respond to a compliment on their skills. The findings suggest that gender plays a role in compliment responses and their perceived appropriateness.

Mothers’ Views on the Storage and Usage of Their Children’s Biological Material Under the Danish Biobanking Model: A Narrative Approach Using Epistemic Injustice

ObjectivesTo investigate the knowledge and attitudes of mothers living in Denmark on the storage and usage of their children’s biological material. The Danish Neonatal Screening Biobank contains blood from the Phenylketonuria-screening test. Legal, ethical, and moral concerns have been raised in several countries of how consent is obtained best in pediatric biobank governance. Research on knowledge and attitudes of Danish parents on the usage of their children’s biological material is scarce. MethodsA coproduced study between a mother and 2 researchers. We analyzed 5 online focus group interviews using Ricoeur’s hermeneutical narrative analysis. ResultsMothers have very little knowledge on the storage and usage of their children’s biological material. They consider the Phenylketonuria-screening test to be part of a birth package, which leaves very little option of choice. They accept donating the material as a token of appreciation in an act of altruism toward the wider society but are only comfortable supporting Danish research. ConclusionsAn exploration of the communal narrative build in the interviews reveal an overall feeling of duty to help benefit society, an overwhelming trust toward the health system, and epistemic unjust storage information practices.

POLY‐CHAR 2020

POLY-CHAR 2020 [Venice] is an International Polymer Characterization Conference, under the auspices of the Scientific Committee of POLY-CHAR and International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC). This event was originally scheduled in May 2020 and it was held, for the first time in virtual format, from 12th to 14th April 2021. This conference was hosted by University of Padova, Italy. A total of 8 plenary speakers, 27 invited speakers, 57 oral speakers, 8 poster presenters and 100 participants from 27 countries attended POLY-CHAR 2020 [Venice]. Due to the travel restriction worldwide, it was not possible to be physically together next to the posters, exchange ideas in front of a coffee or experience lecturing in a real conference hall. However, despite difficulties related to different time zones, attendance was surprisingly high and active, with many questions asked and with a remarkable interaction between participants. The conference spanned a wide spectrum of themes, among which polymers and the environment, food, forensics, adhesives, coatings, preservation of cultural heritage, 3D printing, nanomaterials and smart materials, mechanics of polymers and nanoindentation, in addition to the more traditional themes of polymer chemistry, physics and characterization. As a tradition in POLY-CHAR, young researchers and students were rewarded for their excellent work. In particular, the POLY-CHAR prizes for the Best Oral Presentations were awarded to Veronika Gajdosova, Anna Liguori and Zhiqiang Zeng. Two IUPAC Awards for Best Student Posters were presented to Zrinka Buhin Šturlić and to Yu Jeong Bae and the POLY-CHAR Prize for the Best Student Poster went to Laura Dehondt. This special issue of Macromolecular Symposia is the last act of an exciting conference, a token of appreciation for the efforts of the attendees. In it, the reader will find a glimpse of the interdisciplinarity of this event and the contributions of several authors coming from different parts of the world, sharing their research findings from theoretical to applicative aspects of polymers, for the advancement of knowledge. On our part, as guest editors of this journal and as chairs of the organizing committee, we wish to thank all the researchers who made this event a success and to invite all the readers to participate to the upcoming editions and submit their papers to the corresponding special issue of Macromolecular Symposia. Finally, we would like to dedicate this issue to the memory of Melissa Chan, Dusan Berek and R.P. Singh, who passed away in 2022. They were more than colleagues, but rather members of the POLY-CHAR family, and they will be deeply missed. Valerio Causin, Università di Padova, Italy Carla Marega, Università di Padova, Italy

James E. Talmage and the Selenite Crystals

James E. Talmage and the Selenite Crystals

Compliment Responses across Gender: Moroccan EFL Learners as a Case Study

Compliment response is among the most common speech acts used in everyday conversations. Recipients’ responses to compliments differ depending on distinct social variables, including power, the degree of intimacy, social distance, culture and gender. The current study investigates Compliment Responses (henceforth, CRs) among Moroccan male and female EFL learners based on four topics of compliments (ability, character, possession and appearance). Thence, the present paper aims to explore the most frequent CR strategies used by Moroccan male and female EFL learners. Besides, it endeavors to find out the differences between the two groups in CRs. 50 female and 50 male EFL learners from Sultan Moulay Slimane University took part in the present study, epitomizing higher education population. In order to attain the required data for the study, discourse completion test (DCT) was used and data were analyzed using descriptive statistics (percentages) and inferential statistics (Independent T-test) based on Herbert’s (1989) classification of CRs. Results of the study revealed that the most frequent CR strategies used by Moroccan male and female EFL learners at the macro level are agreement strategies; however, the most frequent CR strategies used by the two groups at the micro level are appreciation token, praise upgrade and return strategies, wherein females showed a great tendency towards the use of praise upgrade and return strategies, while males were more inclined to the use of appreciation token strategy. Furthermore, the study results showed that there is a consonance between Moroccan male and female EFL learners in CRs at the macro level, whereas there is a significant difference between the two groups at the micro level in all situations except for character.

“How do we get to them?” Insights on Preconception and Interconception Health for Women in Rural Northwest Ohio

Background: Rural women in the United States are at increased risk for poor preconception and interconception health. In a previous study, women living in Hardin County, a Primary Care Health Professional Shortage Area and maternity care desert in rural northwest Ohio expressed their concerns and their need for more resources to improve their health. As a follow-up study, key informants of Hardin County were interviewed to provide further insight on current resources for preconception and women’s health available to community members, barriers and challenges community members face, and interventions could be implemented in the county to improve health and pregnancy outcomes. Methods: A purposive sample of 14 key informants from community assets in Hardin County were recruited and individually interviewed with semistructured questions from 2 domains: perceived needs and barriers to care. Interview recordings were transcribed, precoded, and thematically analyzed. Participants received a $20 gift card as a token of appreciation. Results: Three themes were characterized from the data: current resources available, community observations, and suggested intervention strategies. Key informants identified the federally-qualified health center and YMCA, among others, as potentially underutilized resources for reproductive-age women. The small-town culture was described as both an advantage and disadvantage when trying to raise awareness about preconception/interconception health. Interventions built on partnerships and utilizing various outlets were suggested. Childcare, intergenerational knowledge transfer, and trust were issues crossing multiple themes. Conclusion: Key informants gave direction on available resources for reproductive-age women and potential approaches to provide education and outreach regarding preconception/interconception health and care.

Politeness Strategies in Giving and Responding to Compliments by All Characters in The Movies Entitled “Fundamentals of Caring” and “Wonder"

<p class="AbstractText">This study aims at finding the politeness strategies, the topics of compliment, and the compliment responses applied by all characters in two movies entitled <em>The Fundamentals of Caring</em> and <em>Wonder</em>. The data were taken from conversations between characters in <em>Fundamentals of Caring</em> and <em>Wonder</em> which contain compliment and its response. This study employs Brown and Levinson’s politeness strategies, Wolfson’s Topics of Compliments, and Herbert’s theory of compliment responses. The result shows that the characters in <em>Fundamentals of Caring </em> employ do not do the FTA, positive politeness strategy, and bald on record in giving and responding the compliments, while in <em>Wonder</em> the characters employ do not do the FTA, bald on record, positive politeness, and negative politeness strategy. In both movies, the topics of compliment employed by all the characters are topic of personal appearance, topic of general ability and topic of specific-act ability. In responding the compliments, the characters in <em>Fundamentals of Caring</em> apply Appreciation Token; Praise Upgrade; and Comment History, Scale down, Disagreement, and No acknowledgement, Meanwhile, the characters in <em>Wonder </em>apply Appreciation Token, Comment Acceptance, Comment History, Return, Scale Down, Question, Disagreement, and No Acknowledgement.</p><p class="AbstractText"> </p><p><em>Keywords</em>: Compliment, Compliment Responses, Pragmatics, Fundamentals of Caring Movie, Wonder Movie<em></em></p>

Stressors on frontline healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: a focus on moral injury and implications for the future.

ObjectiveThe COVID-19 pandemic has placed a psychological strain on health care workers (HCWs). To provide effective support, it is important to explore the stressors that HCWs face that place them at risk of negative psychological outcomes. However, there is a limited number of systematic qualitative studies on the stressors that HCWs faced in the United States of America (USA) during the first wave of the pandemic. Therefore, we explored the stressors that frontline HCWs in the USA experienced during the initial phase of the pandemic.MethodsWe performed a qualitative study based on open-ended, semi-structured, one-on-one interviews conducted virtually among HCWs from June 1st to July 18th, 2020. We interviewed frontline HCWs (N = 45) including physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists, and patient care assistants who worked in various specialties and roles in 3 health systems across Connecticut, USA. We offered participants a $25 gift card as a token of appreciation. We used inductive techniques derived from grounded theory to develop themes.ResultsWe identified 3 main themes related to stressors experienced by HCWs during the initial phase of the pandemic namely: (1) Stress of witnessing an unprecedented number of deaths and the impact on patient families; (2) Stress of changing work environment and unmet professional expectations and; (3) Concern for safety in personal life. Furthermore, we highlight experiences that HCWs faced that place them at risk of developing a moral injury.ConclusionsOur findings highlight stressors faced by HCWs that could aid in the provision of well-guided support to HCWs in the present and post-pandemic era.Supplementary InformationThe online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s00420-022-01867-3.

Spanish and English compliment responses in discourse

Abstract This investigation of second language (L2) pragmatic development over a six-week, short-term study abroad program examines compliment responses among English-speaking, L2 learners of Spanish, and compares the L2 group to native speakers of Spanish and English. Data were collected by offering a compliment during interviews, thus eliciting naturalistic compliment responses in a uniform context. The quantitative and qualitative analyses of this corpus offered a discourse-level analysis of compliment responses as a (co)constructed and multimodal speech act. Results revealed cross-cultural differences in the use of appreciation tokens (e.g., “thanks”), nodding, and compliment-compliment response discourse structures (i.e., English: pragmatic routine with appreciation; Spanish: co-constructed agreement). L2 learners’ compliment responses before and after study abroad aligned with English speaker norms. Thus, compliment responses in the L2 may not be salient for L2 learners. Results highlighted cross-cultural differences in the speech acts used to respond to a compliment and the complex issue of interlanguage pragmatics.

The strategies used by English department students in giving and receiving compliments

This qualitative research aims to find out the strategies used by students in giving and receiving compliments. The research participants were graduate students of English language education at Syiah Kuala University. In collecting the data, the researcher used the Discourse Completion Task (Henceforth called DCT) framework of Xiang (2013). The researcher carried out an interview adapted from Fattah (2020) to elicit participants’ understanding in conveying their compliments based on the topic complimented. The findings of DCT revealed that there were three of four types of compliment topics identified: topic appearance, topic ability/performance, and topic possession. The interview result showed that they knew how to utter compliments to each case. The responses strategies tend to use appreciation tokens consisting of 65 answers. The return consists of 11 responses, the question consists of 10 responses, the scale down consists of 8 responses, and comment history consists of 3 responses. While, praise upgrade, request, and qualification consist of 1 response, respectively. The questionnaire and DCT results were equal, which means the participants favored using appreciation tokens in giving and receiving compliments. It occurred due to their habit of daily conversation.

Strategies Of Responding To Praise Used By Hasanuddin University Students: Sociopragmatic Analysis

This study aims to analyze the strategies for responding to praise used by Hasanuddin University students. This research is a qualitative research using descriptive method and the approach used in this research is a socio pragmatic approach. The data from this study were obtained from questionnaires distributed by researchers. After the data was obtained, the researcher analyzed the answers from the respondents using 12 praise response strategies according to Holmes, after which they were linked to the theory of praise indicators from Golato. The results in this study, namely the respondents in this study tend to accept the praise given and the most widely used praise response strategy is Strategy 1, namely Appreciation Token, Strategy 2 is Comment Acceptance and Strategy 3 is Praise Upgrade. Between the three ethnic backgrounds (Makassar, Bugis and Toraja) and the two sex groups (Male and Female), there was no significant difference in the choice of strategies to receive praise (Use of strategies 1, 2 and 3). Among the three categories of familiarity level, respondents tend to receive praise and use Strategy 1 (Appreciation Token) the most when meeting foreigners compared to using strategy 2 or strategy 3 where both of these strategies are used quite a lot (besides strategy 1) to provide an acceptance response a compliment delivered by a friend or friend

Strategies Of Responding To Praise Used By Hasanuddin University Students: Sociopragmatic Analysis

This study aims to analyze the strategies for responding to praise used by Hasanuddin University students. This research is a qualitative research using descriptive method and the approach used in this research is a socio pragmatic approach. The data from this study were obtained from questionnaires distributed by researchers. After the data was obtained, the researcher analyzed the answers from the respondents using 12 praise response strategies according to Holmes, after which they were linked to the theory of praise indicators from Golato. The results in this study, namely the respondents in this study tend to accept the praise given and the most widely used praise response strategy is Strategy 1, namely Appreciation Token, Strategy 2 is Comment Acceptance and Strategy 3 is Praise Upgrade. Between the three ethnic backgrounds (Makassar, Bugis and Toraja) and the two sex groups (Male and Female), there was no significant difference in the choice of strategies to receive praise (Use of strategies 1, 2 and 3). Among the three categories of familiarity level, respondents tend to receive praise and use Strategy 1 (Appreciation Token) the most when meeting foreigners compared to using strategy 2 or strategy 3 where both of these strategies are used quite a lot (besides strategy 1) to provide an acceptance response a compliment delivered by a friend or friend

On being uniquely human in the world: a reflection on the contributions of J. Wentzel van Huyssteen

This article recognises the suspicion and tension between theology and modern science as two distinct areas of discipline. In this instance, the contributions of J. Wentzel van Huyssteen are taken seriously, in order to illustrate how a bridge has been constructed instead of a separating wall between these disiplines. Van Huyssteen spent his life in the pursuit of the love of life and the uniqueness of being human in the world. He used an interdisciplinary approach to stimulate the interface between theology and modern science. Van Huyssteen’s life and work have revolutionised the discussion on human life, the originof religion, the quest for religion, and the constructive sense of rationality and spirituality as important ways of understanding the meaning and function of human uniqueness in terms of the reality of the image of God (imago Dei) in human beings. This article was initially meant to celebrate Prof. van Huyssteen’s 80th birthday on 29 April 2022. Now it remains a token of appreciation in memory of his admirable life and lasting legacy.