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Speaking one's own language, in the sense of linguistic indications of one's separateness or uniqueness, versus total submersion in the amalgam of crowd opinion are two borderline situations. Idealization, however, does not abolish the research problem. What is one's own distinct voice, what constitutes originality of thought, in the midst of linguistic tradition? In philosophy, or in poetry? Hence the question: can distinct philosophical thinking be born in the Polish language? Philosophical thought is not born as a result of technical procedures, plans, or tasks to be accomplished. Thought is something different from research projects. Its coming requires the persistence of waiting, listening, and refraining from closing the issue. Silence and listening are the conditions in which thought is born.