This document discusses the concept of being "languaged" in today's world from a human ecological perspective. It addresses several key topics: - The challenges of living in a globalized, colonized world where languages are often treated as commodities to be extracted and exploited. - The porous and open nature of being "languaged," which leaves one open to diverse influences as well as pollution, colonization, and militarization of language. - Taking a critical perspective informed by postcolonial and feminist theories to estrange ourselves from dominant narratives around language learning and happiness, and instead center the perspectives of the oppressed and "wretched." - The need to decolonize approaches to